Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-4.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€24,240M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$26,229M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€2,0592024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$2,2282024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart3,6232024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart3,9202024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart14.95%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€3082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$3332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart1,6272024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart1,7602024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart6.71%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart1,161.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart1,256.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart174.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart189.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart13.18%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart54.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart59.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart4.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart16.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart18.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart1.63%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart4.79%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$1072024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€152023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$162023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$52023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€12024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$22024Defence 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 [+]2019103ºchart138º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart103.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414º
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$126.32023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart111º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart179º2020Doing 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 [+]201542.04chart7.602015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart148,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€830.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$898.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart4.58%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€3,109.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$3,362.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart17.16%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-2,279.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-3,099.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-12.57%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart4242024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart143º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,459.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart15.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart22.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart96.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart7.82‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.662023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart58.5%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart11,772,5572024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart18,8842020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,769,6712020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.5522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart64.942023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1,2002015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart11.402015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart4,7892023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart41.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart0.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart8612023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart1,0132023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,230chart86012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025202,066chart34,90112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart366,33912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025667.40chart73.0512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart680,10412/29/2023Doses 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