Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€354,057M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$383,109M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€3,0382024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$3,2872024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart321,9262024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart348,3422024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart90.93%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€2,7622024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$2,9892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-25,2002024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-27,2682024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-7.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart81,198.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart87,861.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart8,312.32020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart9,486.62020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart12.26%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart4,823.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart5,223.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart6.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart2,355.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart2,548.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart2.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart22.93%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€6972024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$7542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€832020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$942020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€202024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Caa102/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-B10/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDB05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart352023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart93º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart82.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart86º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.6%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,128K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$194.22024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€176.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart97º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
55.007101/15/2026Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]
47.289401/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.63%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart8.0%January 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Money Market
20.00%12/28/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart114º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart69,175December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart0.82December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
23,7542021Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart68.772020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart14.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart14.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart22.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart11,625,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€38,917.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$42,081.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart10.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€76,934.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$83,188.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart21.13%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-38,017.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-39,042.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-10.44%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart1162024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart105º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart19,982.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart3.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart21.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart400.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart5.46‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.752023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart33.5%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart116,538,2582024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart543,9372020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart3,610,4612020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7282022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart135º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart71.632023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart2,3682015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart2.662015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart1,3602017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart1.312017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5372024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart162,0262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart209,2942023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart24,83012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart516,02312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart42,337,17605/21/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart213.0612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart112,673,54005/21/2023Doses 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