Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-3.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,888Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,356Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,577chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,117chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,034chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20234,363chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202322.51%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,626chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,759chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-751chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-812chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.19%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,798.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,271.9chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20201,054.2chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20201,203.1chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202021.47%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023862.5chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023916.3chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.61%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024506.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024548.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.02%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202332.35%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€2,338chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$2,529chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€414chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$472chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€348chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$369chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€186chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$202chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/17/2025Baa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/13/2026BBB-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202359chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201991ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202487ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$140.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€127.4chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201791ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Pula [+]03/13/202615.2404
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202613.2802
Prices
1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202087ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,050chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.42chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015169.93chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202313.4%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201112.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021314,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€5,328.8Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,762.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.69%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,012.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,501.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202333.50%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-683.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-968.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.81%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20234chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202450ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201720.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.33%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.50%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202324.71‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017164.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.72‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.73chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201516.1%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,480,244chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020110,268chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202063,561chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.708chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202457ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.16chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015220chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.55chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021273chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.37chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.93chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20243,952chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20243,426chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20262,801chart4,23002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026330,699chart202,06602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20231,663,490chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,129.32chart667.4002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/20233,171,667chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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