Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€42,602Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$46,300Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,479chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,674chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,033chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,938chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202425.90%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€625chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$677chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,139chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,233chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.67%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,351.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,954.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023855.0chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023923.2chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.55%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023494.6chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023536.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.65%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024647.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024704.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.79%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202417.26%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€417chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$451chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€50chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$54chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€28chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$31chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€38chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$41chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2025B2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/31/2011BB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202322chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019106ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202478.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024103ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$0.1chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201792ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Riels [+]01/13/20264,727.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20264,025.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/02/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20251.3%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020144ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2017819chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.39chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.7%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201010.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20235,453,231chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€21,705.2Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$23,469.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.36%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,552.6Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,386.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202357.52%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-847.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-916.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.16%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201580ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202497chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202471ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017386.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.76%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.75‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017333.8chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.39‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.58chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201217.7%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202417,638,801chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202079,341chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,104,819chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.600chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024102ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202370.67chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,857chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.32chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2011268chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.82chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.03chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202316,998chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202313,784chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20253,056chart4,23012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025139,326chart202,06612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202314,693,274chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025173.25chart667.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202347,826,644chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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