Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,942K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€26,195M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$29,614M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€7,9212024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$8,5712024GDP per capita [+]
€6,615M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart8,0812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart8,7442024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart29.53%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€2,3722024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$2,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-5152024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-5572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-1.88%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart11,856.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart12,829.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart828.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart896.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart10.18%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart1,532.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart1,656.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart14.42%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart195.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart221.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart1.73%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart43.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€3,4812024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$3,7662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2392023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2592023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€4812023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$5202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€592024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3B308/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-B+08/04/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart92º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart71.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart39º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart80º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
12.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
162K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$352.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€320.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
1.955802/12/2026Euro / Convertible mark [+]
1.647702/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.51%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20260.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart90º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%chart-4.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart10,038December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart3.25December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart259.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart17.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€8,218.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$8,896.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart31.38%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€14,650.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$15,857.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart55.93%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-6,431.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-6,961.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-24.55%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.0%May 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart61º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.60‰2012Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,009.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart1.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart48.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart7.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart53.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
4.98‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart16.9%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart3,406,5682024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart36,0422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,687,6392020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7792022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart78º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart77.852023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart2282015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart6.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart392023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart1.222023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart6.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart12,8672023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart17,7102023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,230chart16,40701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026202,066chart404,28901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart846,08001/29/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026667.40chart4,816.2801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart1,924,95001/29/2022Doses 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