Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€43,538Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$47,110Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€27,405chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$29,654chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202352,541chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202356,828chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023123.02%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€33,317chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$36,035chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-4,131chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-4,468chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-9.68%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,435.2chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,449.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023806.2chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023872.0chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.34%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,011.6chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,093.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.49%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,260.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,363.7chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.22%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202329.12%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,885chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$8,529chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€511chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$553chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€644chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$697chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€793chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$858chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/14/2024B2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025BB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/14/2020B+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201945ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202464.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202472ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$797.9chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€703.2chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201747ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bahraini dinars [+]01/25/20190.4266
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/25/20190.3760
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/27/20250%
Prices
1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202043ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
6.4%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201926,372chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201920.35chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015422.24chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20195.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,712,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€22,947.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$24,813.6Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202353.73%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,211.5Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,366.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202333.28%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€8,736.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$9,868.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202320.46%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20242,011chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202482ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202063.59%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.96%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.46‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,705.4chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.09‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,589,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020936,094chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202058,270chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.888chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024116ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.28chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201590chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.57chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20223chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.20chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.70chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024174
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021186.5
Consumption GWh [+]202436,595chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202437,110chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20261,536chart4,23002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026696,614chart202,06602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/21/20221,226,796chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026966.65chart667.4002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/21/20223,476,633chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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