Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,654K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€1,659,335M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$1,833,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€60,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$65,5292024GDP per capita [+]
€401,520M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart841,5352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart910,5872024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart50.72%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€30,7132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$33,2332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-37,3302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-40,3932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-2.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart646,226.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart699,253.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,084.0chart82,829.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,172.9chart85,543.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart12.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart126,435.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart136,006.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart21.01%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart31,258.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart34,545.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart4.96%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart38.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€23,5852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$25,5202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€171chart€3,1472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$185chart$3,3172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€4,6482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$5,1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€1,1412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1,2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Aaa10/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-AAA06/06/2021S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDAAA05/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart752023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart16º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart19.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart65º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart23º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
575K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$2,497.82025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€2,407.82025NMW [+]
$63,8642017Average Wage [+]
€61,9312024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart20º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.619503/11/2026Euro / Australian dollars [+]
1.392203/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.96%03/11/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
20203/11/2026Risk Premium [+]
0.34%03/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20261.2%chart3.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart3.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.85%02/04/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart14º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart753,256December 2021Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart40.73December 2021Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
98,6322017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart738.342020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart29.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart47.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart9,465,9002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€343,362.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$371,278.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart21.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€265,797.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$287,406.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart16.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€77,565.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$83,126.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart4.82%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.9%June 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart17º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart19º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart1,940.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart29.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart2.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart10.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart16,887.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart6.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart13.4%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart27,400,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart7,685,8602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart598,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart24º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart83.052023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart3,2142023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart12.102023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart2262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart0.852023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart14.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2702024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,446.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,604chart256,9302024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20246,771chart270,1092024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20264,230chart25,23602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026202,066chart11,861,16102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart21,648,82403/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026667.40chart921.0202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart69,686,75012/31/2023Doses 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