Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,942K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€43,026M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$48,619M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€23,4102025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$26,1312025GDP per capita [+]
€11,055M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart18,8022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart20,3432024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart46.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€10,1052024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$10,9342024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-7322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-7932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-1.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart18,418.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart19,346.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,084.0chart1,558.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,172.9chart1,642.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart9.92%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart1,847.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart1,999.72024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart9.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart1,324.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart1,423.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart7.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart45.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€9,9002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$10,3982024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€171chart€8262022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$185chart$8762022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€9872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$1,0682024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€7102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3A301/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDA-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart602023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart41º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart41.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart107º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart42º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.9%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.7%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
64K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$916.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€780.02026NMW [+]
$21,8382024Average Wage [+]
€20,1762024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart28º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-2.30%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20261.2%chart2.3%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart19º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%chart13.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart33,318December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart11.20December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart457.352021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%chart35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart21.00%07/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart31.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart478,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€19,604.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$22,153.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart45.57%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€23,255.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$26,277.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart54.05%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-3,650.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-4,124.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-8.48%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.9%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart35º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart30º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart1,090.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart12.65%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart20.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart335.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart14.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.242024Fertility Rate [+]
5.50‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart22.0%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart1,860,5652024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart239,4222020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart380,0102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.8792022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart30º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart76.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart2672023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart14.382023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart2.502023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart3.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,604chart6,6232024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20246,771chart5,9132024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20264,230chart7,71002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026202,066chart977,79502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart1,305,97607/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026667.40chart4,143.9002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart2,979,62412/23/2023Doses 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