Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,461Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,827Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€318chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$344chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,321chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,511chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202452.02%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€165chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$179chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-216chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-234chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.84%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024996.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,078.7chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022165.2chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022174.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.40%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202352.5chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.73%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024169.6chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024183.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.50%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.35%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€71chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$77chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€12chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$13chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€12chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$13chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019135ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202492.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024127ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$1.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017102ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020166ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20155.70chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2017299,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€188.8Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$204.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20234.76%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,064.9Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,151.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.84%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-876.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-947.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-22.08%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024505chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024129ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201733.5chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.73%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.37%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.67‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201775.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.72‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.88chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202051.0%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202414,048,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020344,767chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020551,105chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.420chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202438ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.65chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015899chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.14chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2016635chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20165.65chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.06chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023444chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023384chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202515chart4,23012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202554,569chart202,06612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202336,321chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251.07chart667.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202342,252chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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