Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€3,736M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$4,038M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€42,9002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$46,3592024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart1,2422023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart1,3432023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart35.47%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€14,5942023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$15,7822023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart752023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart812023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart2.15%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart1,256.02023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart1,358.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,084.0chart66.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,172.9chart71.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart12.13%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart190.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart206.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart15.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart35.88%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€14,7592023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$15,9602023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€171chart€7812023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$185chart$8452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€2,3602023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$2,5532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-A-05/10/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDA-07/08/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart94º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
1.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$1,520.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€1,376.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
0.863503/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20261.2%chart2.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart27.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart3,555,1002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€233.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$252.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart6.67%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€1,844.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$1,994.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart52.70%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-1,611.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-1,742.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-46.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart1892025Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart58.42%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart14.27%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart5.50‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart292.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart4.30‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.082023Fertility Rate [+]
5.03‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%
Population [+]20246,338,000chart89,0582025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart45,5742020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart11,1322020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.8842022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678
Suicide rate [+]201510.96
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart22020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart2.582020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27
Consumption GWh [+]20245,604
Generation GWh [+]20246,771
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20264,230chart15902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026202,066chart48,01502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart53,50109/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026667.40chart1,785.3502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart157,07209/24/2023Doses 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