Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€11,801M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$12,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€7,4202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$8,0292024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart4,4592023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart4,8232023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart39.09%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€2,4132023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$2,6102023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart2722023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart2942023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart2.39%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart2,195.22023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart2,374.32023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart15.72002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart14.82002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart5.58%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart128.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart139.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart5.87%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart115.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart125.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart4.72%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart19.24%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€1,1882023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$1,2852023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€242002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$222002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$752023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$792024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart83.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$212.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart178º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart8.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€5,363.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$5,800.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart47.02%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€2,589.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$2,800.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart22.70%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€2,774.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$2,100.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart24.32%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart94º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart13.44%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart7.50%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart29.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart72.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart7.88‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.082023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart50.7%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart1,892,5162024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart230,6182020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart128,7742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.6502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart63.712023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1912015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart16.232015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.442023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
872024Annual crude oil production [+]
1,100.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart1,4022023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart1,5732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,230chart18312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025202,066chart17,13012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart214,03207/24/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025667.40chart96.7012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart488,73807/24/2022Doses 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