Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€41,087M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$44,458M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€5,9662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$6,4562024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart18,3932024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart19,9032024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart44.77%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€2,6712024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$2,8902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-8702024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-9422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-2.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart8,625.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart9,333.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart1,358.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart1,463.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart11.65%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart1,845.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart1,997.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart21.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart383.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart414.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart4.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart20.99%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€1,2522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$1,3552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2002023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2162023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€2702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€562024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$602024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Baa307/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BBB-12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDBB+12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart97º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart61.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart121º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart93º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%2017Q3Unemployment rate [+]
93K2017Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$384.52024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€346.22024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart90º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7,911.856401/12/2026Euro / Guaranies [+]
6,775.590001/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Money Market
6.00%06/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart125º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart20,599December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart4.31December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart106.792015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart579,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€10,996.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$11,890.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart27.58%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€14,893.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$16,104.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart37.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-3,897.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-4,214.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-9.78%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554ºchart69º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024301chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart732.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart2.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart13.67%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart19.99‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart233.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart5.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart20.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart6,887,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart169,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart896,4842020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7312022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart81º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart73.842023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart6802015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart11.132015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart4642023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart6.782023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart1.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart14,8352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart44,2452023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart19,88012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart735,75912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart3,550,67312/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart2,886.6012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart9,954,85212/29/2023Doses 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