Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€4,5682024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$4,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart522024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€2,1912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3B110/18/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDB+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart442023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart63º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$365.12023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart71º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart29.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart2582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart2,839,1752024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart3,3012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart4,4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart3,63412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart157,66412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart1,279.9512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart1,529,11312/29/2023Doses 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