Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€115,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$124,676M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€6,4132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$6,9392024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart61,9372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart67,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart53.75%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€3,4452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$3,7272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-1,4692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-1,5902024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-1.28%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart43,867.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart47,467.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart4,361.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart4,627.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart15.49%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart5,248.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart5,675.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart11.87%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart2,560.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart2,770.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart5.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart38.07%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€2,4402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2,6402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2642023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$3162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€1432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1542024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Caa306/13/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-B-08/20/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDB-09/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart342023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart90º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart68.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart82º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart105º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
263K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$460.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€416.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart76º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20260.6%chart2.4%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
8.54%03/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart129º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart98,018December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart6.90December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart152.822020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart20.6%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart2,107,6922019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€28,786.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$31,126.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart25.70%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€28,578.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$30,901.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart25.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€208.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$228.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart0.19%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart44º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart702023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart130º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,848.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart4.48%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart15.03‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart828.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart5.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.822023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart28.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart17,980,0832023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart784,7872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,127,8912020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart16º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart77.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1,2072015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart7.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart8,2212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart45.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4752024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,273.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart29,3052023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart34,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,230chart36,06401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026202,066chart1,081,94201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart14,249,55912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026667.40chart2,005.7701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart39,585,08412/29/2023Doses 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