Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.9%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,253K
Annual GDP [+]2024€33,568Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$36,322Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€35,730chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$38,802chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€9,095M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,823chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,640chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.80%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,201chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,050chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,439chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20241,555chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.10%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,311.1chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,521.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,404.0chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,467.0chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.48%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,955,336,000.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,113.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.86%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024553.0chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.4chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.21%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€13,542chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$14,773chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,495chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,621chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,042chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,226chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€589chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$639chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025A-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/10/2023BBBRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202353chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201944ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202454.1chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202474ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202427ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q322K
NMW [+]2026$1,278.4chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,088.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$31,063
Average Wage [+]2024€28,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201738ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.8456
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/20266.19%
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%chart1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202054ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.6%chart2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202428,587chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.48chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021766.71chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/13/201419.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,937,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€5,471.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$6,182.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.25%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€13,520.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$15,277.3Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.27%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-8,048.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-9,095.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.02%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20258.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201530ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024106chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202470ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20192.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017334.8chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202020.82%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202018.94%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.20‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017437.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.90‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.38chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20198.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.6%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024982,966chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,366chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020173,210chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.907chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202484ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202338chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20233.93chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202413chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.82chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.83chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,167chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20235,313chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,364chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026718,345chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023656,138chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,387.64chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20231,891,597chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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