Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart6.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€42,602M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$46,300M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€2,4792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$2,6742024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart11,0332024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart11,9382024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart25.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€6252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$6772024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-1,1392024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-1,2332024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-2.67%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart7,351.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart7,954.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart855.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart923.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart11.55%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart494.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart536.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart6.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart647.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart704.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart8.79%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart17.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€4172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$4512024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$542023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€282023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3B204/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-B10/31/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart222023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart106º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart78.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart103º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$0.12024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€0.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart92º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,752.000001/26/2026Euro / Riels [+]
4,029.000001/26/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%01/02/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart1.3%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart144º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart819December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart0.39December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart10.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart5,453,2312023Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€21,705.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$23,469.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart55.36%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€22,552.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$24,386.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart57.52%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-847.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-916.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-2.16%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart80º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart972024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart71º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart386.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart20.75‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart333.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart6.39‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.582023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart17.7%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart17,638,8012024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart79,3412020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,104,8192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.6002022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart102º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart70.672023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1,8572015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart12.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart2682011Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart1.822011Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart1.032023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart16,9982023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart13,7842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,230chart3,05612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025202,066chart139,32612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart14,693,27412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025667.40chart173.2512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart47,826,64412/31/2023Doses 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