Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,084.0chart279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,172.9chart302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€171chart€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$185chart$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDRD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart99º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$1,200.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
103,426.200003/09/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
89,500.000003/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20261.2%chart10.9%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]February 20261.3%
Money Market
20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart143º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart5122023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart5,354,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7232022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart1282020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20245,604chart4,8242024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20246,771chart5,3352024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20264,230chart10,94702/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026202,066chart1,239,90402/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026667.40chart2,044.6402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart5,814,69912/22/2022Doses 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