Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart9.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€16,165M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$17,491M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€2,2842024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$2,4712024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart6,0652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart6,5632024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€8402024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$9092024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart3022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart3272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart1.87%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart5,448.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart5,895.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart958.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart1,036.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart19.65%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart337.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart364.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart7.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart479.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart518.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart8.40%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart33.71%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€7542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$8162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€1382023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$1502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$522023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart262023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart96º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart74.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart37º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart99º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
116K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$28.42024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€25.72024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart46º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
102.220301/23/2026Euro / Som [+]
87.450001/23/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.31%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart9.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
11.00%11/25/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart80º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart1,895December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart0.45December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart225.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart22.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart345,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€3,060.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$3,308.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart21.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€11,423.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$12,352.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart81.35%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-8,363.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-9,043.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-59.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart51º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart362024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart78º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart2,486.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart3.05%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart11.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart20.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart190.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart4.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.702023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart25.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart7,221,8682024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart199,0112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart774,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7012022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart90º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart72.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart4392015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart7.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart1142020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart1.752020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart1.602023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
62024Annual crude oil production [+]
40.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart14,8722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart13,7342023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,230chart1,02412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025202,066chart88,95312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart1,406,01609/08/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025667.40chart141.7912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart3,661,33509/08/2023Doses 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