Country comparison El Salvador vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,318M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDBB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
92K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$388.92023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€586.02026NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.08%02/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20260.6%
3.6%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.2%chart5.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%chart2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€8,008.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$9,049.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€11,545.5M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$13,046.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-3,537.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-3,997.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,230chart9,99101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026202,066chart352,09301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026667.40chart5,481.6901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
El Salvador
  • 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
North Macedonia