Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,632Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,833Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€35,850chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$38,792chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,612chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,483chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202478.83%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€26,568chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$28,748chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-173chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-187chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,014.6chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,262.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023387.1chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023418.7chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.62%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023422.5chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023456.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.48%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€959chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,037chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,058chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,144chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/07/2025B1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/12/2021B+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202364chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202448.0chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202440ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$1,125.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,018.8chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20164.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020119ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,332chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.27chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015351.35chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202319.9%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201912.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,452,400chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€654.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$708.1Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20234.64%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€3,872.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$4,187.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.43%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,217.8Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,479.9Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-22.79%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202329chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202016.35%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.83%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.85‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017105.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.71‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.37chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023399,440chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202063,583chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202053,793chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.820chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202158ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.55chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.86chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022128chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202232.20chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.04chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20242,027chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20242,249chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026849chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202639,127chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/12/2023166,972chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,125.48chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/12/2023366,359chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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