Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.2%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€416,888Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$451,096Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,424chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,622chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024167,282chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024181,008chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202440.13%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€972chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,052chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,782chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-17,077chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.79%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,281.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202454,407.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,481.1chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,177.0chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.88%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,204.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,327.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.47%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,924.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,246.3chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.90%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202412.06%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€292chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$316chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€49chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$53chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€7chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$8chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€23chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$25chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/18/2024B2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/30/2024B+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/25/2019BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019105ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202485.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202427ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024106ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.2%
Unemployed [+]2022Q43,088K
NMW [+]2024$113.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€102.3chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017111ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Taka [+]02/10/2026145.7203
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/2026122.3050
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/28/202410.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019176ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,000chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.03chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20153.97chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20237.3%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200615.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021135,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€51,593.3Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$55,787.9Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202312.36%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€61,835.4Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$66,862.6Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.81%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-10,242.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-11,074.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.45%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201567ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,166chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202493ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201713,469.5chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.28%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.49%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.35‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,113.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.01‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.16chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202218.7%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024172,019,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,115,408chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20207,401,763chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.670chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202499ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.67chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20158,879chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.68chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20183,830chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20182.34chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.71chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202128.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023107,285chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023106,157chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,531chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,052,275chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/01/2024142,201,680chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026171.67chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/01/2024361,742,560chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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