Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,114K
Annual GDP [+]2024€494,088Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$534,791Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€53,830chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,208chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€129,805M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024394,792chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024423,300chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202479.90%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€42,925chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$46,025chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,106chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,329chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.70%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024272,668.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024293,571.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202223,716.1chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202224,897.8chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.93%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202443,496,353,000.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202447,079,582,560.1chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.19%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,940.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,347.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.85%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202455.20%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€29,647chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$31,920chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,620chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,775chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,749chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,140chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€538chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$572chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/22/2025Aa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/23/2024AA+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020AA+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201921ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202423.1chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024112ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202417ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3263K
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$66,782
Average Wage [+]2024€61,699
Human Capital Ranking [+]201710ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/10/20263.11%
Risk Premium [+]02/10/202630
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20269.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.8%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.6%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202027ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.0%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024490,026chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.88chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023114,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021636.14chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202443.7%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202226,215,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€197,847.7Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$214,146.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202440.04%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€195,634.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$211,751.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.60%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€2,212.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$2,395.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.45%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201513ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024110chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,933.8chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.46%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.73%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.40‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,083.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.32chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,197,213chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,738,183chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020600,740chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.926chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202449ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,365chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202414.84chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202380chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.88chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.65chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202135.2
Consumption GWh [+]202362,198chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202365,374chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202622,534chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20266,083,720chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/20236,683,263chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,450.09chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/202320,468,732chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA