Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-0.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,114K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€494,088M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$534,791M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€53,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$57,2082024GDP per capita [+]
€129,805M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart394,7922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart423,3002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart79.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€42,9252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$46,0252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-23,1062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-24,3292024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-4.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart272,668.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart293,571.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart23,716.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart24,897.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart9.93%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart43,496,353,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart47,079,582,560.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart16.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart4,940.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart5,347.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart1.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart55.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€29,6472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$31,9202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2,6202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2,7752022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€4,7492024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$5,1402024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€5382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$5722024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Aa108/22/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-AA+08/23/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDAA+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart21º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart23.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart112º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart17º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
263K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0
NMW [+]2024€330.3
$66,7822024Average Wage [+]
€61,6992024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart10º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.844202/18/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.04%02/18/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3002/18/2026Risk Premium [+]
10.93%02/18/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20260.6%chart3.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart-3.6%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart27º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%chart0.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart490,026December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart26.88December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
114,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart636.142021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart43.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart55.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart26,215,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€196,647.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$222,208.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart40.04%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€202,253.5M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$228,542.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart39.60%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-5,605.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-6,334.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart0.45%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.4%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart13º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart1102024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,933.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart19.46%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart8.40‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart4,083.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.322023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart9,197,2132024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart1,738,1832020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart600,7402020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.9262022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart49º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart82.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1,3652024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart14.842024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart802023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart0.882023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart6.652023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
92024Annual crude oil production [+]
35.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart62,1982023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart65,3742023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,230chart22,53401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026202,066chart6,083,72001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart6,683,26306/30/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026667.40chart2,450.0901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart20,468,73206/30/2023Doses 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