Country comparison El Salvador vs Colombia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,020K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€387,058M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$418,818M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€7,3452024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$7,9482024GDP per capita [+]
€106,468M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart237,0202024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart256,4682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart61.24%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€4,4982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$4,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-24,1762024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-26,1602024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-6.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart134,102.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart145,106.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,084.0chart10,550.02021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,172.9chart12,486.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart11.55%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart23,973.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart23,773.32024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart17.24%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart13,001.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart14,068.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart10.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart34.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€2,5452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2,7542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€171chart€2062021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$185chart$2442021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€4552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$4502024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€2472024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$2672024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Baa306/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BB06/26/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDBB+07/01/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart57º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart75.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart36º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart61º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.3%September 2023Unemployment Rate [+]
8.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,128K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$322.92025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€311.82025NMW [+]
$9,5452022Average Wage [+]
€9,4912023Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart68º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,776.976305/11/2025Euro / Colombian pesos [+]
3,710.500003/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
9.18%03/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20261.2%chart5.3%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart-1.4%May 2023PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
10.25%02/02/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart67º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart144,633December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart3.24December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart112.282020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart19.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart19.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart39.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart4,519,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€45,819.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$49,544.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart13.53%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€58,075.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$62,796.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart17.15%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-12,255.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-13,251.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-3.62%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
8.5%April 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart36º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart462024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart146º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart5,636.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart3.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart13.48‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart281.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart5.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.652023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart31.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart52,696,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart1,905,3932020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart3,024,2732020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7582022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart45º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart77.732023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart3,0472021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart6.002021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart13,0352023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart24.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart1.972023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
7732024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,036.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,604chart107,0372024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20246,771chart115,2532024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20264,230chart142,80502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026202,066chart6,402,70402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart37,204,13012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026667.40chart2,709.9802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart90,931,19012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
El Salvador
  • 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
Colombia