Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.8%2019GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€1,770M2019Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$1,982M2019Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€5062019GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$5672019GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart3,3252020Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart3,7942020Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart179.66%2020Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€1,0102020Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$1,1532020Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-812020Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-922020Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-4.36%2020Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart656.32020Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart749.02020Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart15.92006Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart25.82006Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart5.45%2006Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart20.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart22.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart2.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart124.22003Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart140.42003Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart46.37%2003Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart35.80%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€1992020Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2282020Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€52006Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$72006Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€482003Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$542003Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart212023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart92.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart189º2020Doing 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%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart142,0002016Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€444.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$480.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart26.72%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€451.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$488.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart28.51%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-7.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-28.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-1.79%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart136º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.42%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart24.39%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart28.54‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart12.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart6.05‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.712023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart69.0%1993% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart3,535,6032024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart13,9342020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart802,8222020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.4932022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart68.622023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart3522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart11.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart4742012Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart15.612012Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart0.122023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart3892023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart4412023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart10312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart10,18912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart29.1312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448
  • 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