Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart7.8%2022GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€1,739M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$1,833M2022Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€51,1212022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$53,8762022GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart1,2272022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart1,2932022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart70.56%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€36,2892022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$38,2502022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart72022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart72022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart0.42%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart377.02022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart397.42022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart50.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart57.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart12.99%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20221,859.6chart111.22022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20221,958.1chart117.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202221.22%chart29.51%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023401.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023434.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.66%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart21.66%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€11,1502022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$11,7532022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€1,4812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$1,5612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€296chart€3,2632022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$312chart$3,4322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€64
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$69
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDBB09/02/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart123º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498º
Labour
7.0%2015Q1Unemployment rate [+]
2K2015Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$1,909.92024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€1,728.42024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
0.864211/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20251.1%
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart92º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]August 20253.0%
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%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart94,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5M
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8M
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart5672023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107º
1.50‰2012Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart15.93%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart5.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart15.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart8.30‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.152023Fertility Rate [+]
6.10‰2012Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%
Population [+]20246,338,000chart34,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart5,5432020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart2,4072020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.8672022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496º
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart85.712023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678
Suicide rate [+]201510.96
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart02011Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart02011Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335
Generation GWh [+]20236,496
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20254,230chart12609/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025202,066chart25,29209/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart23,63305/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025667.40chart3,705.8809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart69,33805/22/2022Doses 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