Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€354,057Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$383,109Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,366chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,642chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024321,926chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024348,342chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202490.93%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,060chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,311chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-25,200chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-27,268chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.12%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,198.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202487,861.7chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20208,312.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20209,486.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202012.26%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,823.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,223.4chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.93%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,355.4chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,548.7chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.93%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.93%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€83chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$94chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€42chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$46chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€22chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$24chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/19/2025Caa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2025BB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023BRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202335chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201993ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202482.8chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202486ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q46.6%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,128K
NMW [+]2024$194.2chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€176.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201797ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]02/12/202655.6550
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/202646.8240
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/202620.71%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20228.0%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/15/202619.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020114ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202369,175chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.82chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202123,754
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202068.77chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202413.0%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201714.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.5%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202211,625,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,917.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$42,081.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202310.69%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€76,934.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$83,188.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202321.13%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-38,017.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-39,042.2Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.44%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023105chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024105ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,982.7chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.59%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.00‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017400.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.75chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202133.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023105,200,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020543,937chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,610,461chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.728chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024135ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.63chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,368chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.66chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20171,360chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.31chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.31chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024537
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,300.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023162,026chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023209,294chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202624,830chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026516,023chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/21/202342,337,176chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026236.03chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/21/2023112,673,540chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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