Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,524Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,720Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,302chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,492chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202413,384chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,483chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202498.03%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,121chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,296chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024494chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024534chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20243.62%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,956.2chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,198.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023473.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023511.7chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.73%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023146.9chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023158.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.42%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024172.2chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024186.4chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.39%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202421.65%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€469chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$507chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€77chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$83chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€24chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$26chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€27chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$30chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/19/2024CCC+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]09/16/2022CCC+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202322chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202490.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$197.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020180ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202411.5%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018156,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,629.7Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,250.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202353.85%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€4,503.8Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$4,870.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.79%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€3,125.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,020.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202322.06%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202418chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024110ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.80%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.92%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.63‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017216.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.29‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.16chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201140.9%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,309,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020387,606chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020223,767chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.593chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202365.77chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015443chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.75chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
4962022Number of homicides [+]
7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.18chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024247
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,882.0
Consumption GWh [+]20232,832chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20235,168chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026389chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202625,234chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/31/2022654,119chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202661.66chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/31/2022833,210chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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