Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q11,942K
Annual GDP [+]2024€26,195Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,614Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,921chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,571chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€6,615M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,081chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20248,744chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.53%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,372chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,567chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-515chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-557chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.88%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,856.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,829.7chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023828.4chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023896.0chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.18%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,532.3chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,656.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.42%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024195.7chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024221.2chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.73%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.32%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,481chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,766chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€239chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$259chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€481chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$520chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€59chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$64chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/02/2024B3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/04/2023B+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202335chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201992ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202471.0chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202439ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202480ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 202512.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3162K
NMW [+]2024$352.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€320.1chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Convertible mark [+]02/07/20261.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/07/20261.6625
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20260.59%
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202090ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-4.2%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910,038chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20193.25chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015259.09chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200617.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€8,218.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$8,896.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202431.38%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€14,650.8Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$15,857.7Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202455.93%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,431.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-6,961.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-24.55%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]May 20251.0%
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202467chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202461ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20120.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,009.9chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.03%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202048.40%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.20‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201753.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.98‰
% risk of poverty [+]201516.9%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,406,568chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202036,042chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,687,639chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.779chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202478ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.85chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015228chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.48chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202339chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.22chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.33chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,867chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,710chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202616,407chart4,23001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026404,289chart202,06601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/29/2022846,080chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20264,816.28chart667.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/29/20221,924,950chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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