Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart43.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€22,789M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$24,659M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€28,6142024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$30,9622024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart4,1692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart4,5092023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart26.65%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€5,0452023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$5,4562023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-9052023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-9792023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-5.78%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart3,701.62023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart4,003.62023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart180.42018Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart213.12018Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart7.24%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart270.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart292.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart7.31%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart197.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart214.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart3.67%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart23.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€4,4792023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$4,8452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2312018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2722018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€3282023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$3542023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€2482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart121º2016Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart59.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart106º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart86º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
14.3%2021Q3Unemployment rate [+]
42K2021Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$288.52023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart88º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart134º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart8.61December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart10.6%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart288,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€12,217.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$13,210.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart78.10%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€6,137.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$6,636.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart39.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€6,079.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$6,580.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart38.87%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart111º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart275.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart3.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart55.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart20.29‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart15.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart7.32‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.412023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%
Population [+]20246,338,000chart831,0872024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart31,1692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart438,4132020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart35º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart70.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart2222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart28.992015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart1582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart19.122023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart4.112023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
6172024Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart1,0702023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart1,3382023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart1,31212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart75,52012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart384,50712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart1,578.6612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart967,86112/29/2023Doses 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