Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,379K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,014,143Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,179,413Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€9,475chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$10,252chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€503,708M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,758,021chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,902,275chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.28%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,305chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,986chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-124,678chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-134,908chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.19%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024919,969.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024995,457.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022104,071.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022109,683.0chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.93%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202387,002.2chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202394,085.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.48%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202419,593.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202421,200.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.10%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.68%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,346chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,702chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€494chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$520chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€412chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$446chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€92chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$100chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ba1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/19/2023BBB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2020BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202336chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201971ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202470.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202428ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202450ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]August 202113.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2018Q411.7%
Unemployed [+]2018Q412,193K
NMW [+]2025$245.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€236.3chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201777ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Brazilian reals [+]02/09/20266.1725
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20265.2335
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/202615.75%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.9%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]August 20157.3%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/202515.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019109ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,948,681chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202412.45chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,324,838
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020218.59chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202332.0%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201718.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202027.5%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,630,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€314,155.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$339,695.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.51%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€233,709.9Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$252,710.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.54%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€80,445.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$86,985.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.97%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2022-1.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201556ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202325chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024131ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,698.8chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.52%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.91%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.32‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,758.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.08‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201726.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023211,695,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,079,708chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,897,128chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.760chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202470ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.85chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202115,495chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20217.30chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340,698chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202319.28chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.20chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,356
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112,714.6
Consumption GWh [+]2023610,394chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023702,202chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026703,685chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202637,949,801chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/22/2023176,164,200chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,324.05chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023516,237,120chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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