Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart5.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€23,987M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$25,955M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€7,6992024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$8,3302024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart11,9842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart12,9672024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart49.96%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€3,8962024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$4,2152024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-8852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-9582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-3.69%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart6,954.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart7,525.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart545.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart587.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart8.71%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart327.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart354.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart5.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart1,422.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart18.33%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart28.99%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€2,2612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2,4462024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€1802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$1942023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€1112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$1202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€4222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$4572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Ba306/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BB-08/25/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDB+10/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart472023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart69º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart68.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart38º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart63º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
115K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$185.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€167.52024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart49º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
449.990002/11/2026Euro / Dram [+]
377.510002/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20260.6%chart2.7%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
6.50%12/16/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart47º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart970December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart0.41December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart23.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart20.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart23.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart1,666,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€7,782.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$8,415.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart34.80%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€11,382.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$12,308.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart50.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-3,600.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-3,892.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-16.10%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart43º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart1032024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart77º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart1,539.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart6.42%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart32.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart11.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart292.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart8.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.902023Fertility Rate [+]
5.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart23.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart3,076,2522024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart190,3492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart958,1902020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7862022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart64º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart77.472023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1622015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart5.392015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart652023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart2.212023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.632023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart7,0122023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart8,6482023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,230chart8,78501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026202,066chart454,89101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart1,030,75810/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026667.40chart2,855.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart2,256,91910/01/2023Doses 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