Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€6,517M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$7,052M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€16,1302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$17,4542024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart8,6892024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart9,4022024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart133.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€16,5192024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$17,8742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-9062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-9802024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-13.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart3,003.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart3,249.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart315.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart341.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart9.65%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart444.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart481.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart15.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart46.08%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€5,7102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$6,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€7952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$8602023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€8462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$9152023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDB-10/29/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart392023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart60.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart22º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$370.52022NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€327.02022NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
15.420002/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart0.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
7.00%04/01/2012Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart147º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart20.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart1,675,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€389.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$421.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart6.38%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€3,234.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$3,497.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart52.91%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-2,844.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-3,075.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-46.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart1,7532023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart4.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart18.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart0.98%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart11.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart188.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart2.34‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.582023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart5.4%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart525,9942023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart70,0792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart3,7152020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart132º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart81.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart312015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart9.012015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart32019Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart0.622019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart6.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart8212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart8472023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20264,230chart31601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026202,066chart186,69401/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart385,16705/25/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026667.40chart600.7701/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart951,76405/25/2023Doses 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