Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,290Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,463Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€31,373chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$33,948chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023326chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023352chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20232.33%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€722chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$781chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-1,516chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-1,639chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-10.86%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,098.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,432.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2016455.9chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2016572.2chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201611.44%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023288.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023311.3chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.02%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024511.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024553.2chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.07%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202329.37%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€9,086chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$9,828chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016€1,093chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016$1,209chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€628chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$678chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,122chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,215chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202060chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201956ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202488ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployed [+]2015Q410K
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201758ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Brunei dollars [+]02/10/20261.5045
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20261.2649
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202066ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910,949chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201925.72chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015730.33chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20213,500chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€10,395.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$11,240.6Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202374.49%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,921.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,484.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202349.60%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€3,473.7Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,773.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202324.89%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202479chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202025.33%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.26%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.59‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017782.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.23‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.75chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024456,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020111,959chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202045,340chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.823chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024105ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.33chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20155chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.32chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20132chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20130.49chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202321.12chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202494
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20211,100.0
Consumption GWh [+]20235,081chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20235,583chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026182chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026350,550chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/2023446,714chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026399.12chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/20231,293,100chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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