Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart5.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€9,035M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$9,776M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€9732024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$1,0522024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart6,5132024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart7,0472024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart72.09%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€6822024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$7382024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-6712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-7262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-7.43%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart2,386.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart2,582.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart347.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart376.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart11.65%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart57.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart61.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart2.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart180.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart195.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart8.38%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart26.42%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€2502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€382023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$412023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€192024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart81.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart100º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart117º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$86.62023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart97º2020Doing 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 [+]201542.04chart25.842015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart17.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart482,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€1,346.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$1,455.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart16.03%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€3,072.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$3,321.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart36.59%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-1,726.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-1,769.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-20.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart1682024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart120º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart402.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart3.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart6.29%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart31.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart445.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart7.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.192023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart43.8%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart9,548,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart279,9362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart545,4092020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.5472022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart77º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart62.742023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart6962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart9.092015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart0.282023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart1,8152023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart9222023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart29012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart39,55312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart1,554,06611/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart30.3712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart3,423,18111/19/2023Doses 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