Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€23,690M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$25,634M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€16,5882024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$17,9492024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart15,2112024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart16,4592024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart64.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€11,1162024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$12,0282024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-1,3972024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-1,5122024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-5.93%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart7,592.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart8,216.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart697.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart824.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart12.57%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart858.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart928.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart11.07%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart218.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart236.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart2.73%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart32.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€5,5492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$6,0042024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€4902023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$5302023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€5712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$6182023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€1532024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Ba206/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-BBB-07/21/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart79º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart53.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart62º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart108º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
21K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$524.12024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€475.52024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart59º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7.838901/16/2026Euro / Trinidad and Tobago dollars [+]
6.747801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart0.5%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
3.50%03/31/2020Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart105º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart10,707December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart10.53December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart289.782015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart23.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart12.50%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart226,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€8,366.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$9,046.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart36.14%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€7,547.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$8,161.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart32.61%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€818.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$1,655.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart3.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart2672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart88º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart150.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart5.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart23.63%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart10.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart20.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart8.37‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.532023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%
Population [+]20246,338,000chart1,368,3332024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart78,8492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart330,5192020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.8142022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart37º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart73.492023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1982015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart14.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart6052022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart40.442022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart19.712023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
512024Annual crude oil production [+]
243.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart9,0012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart9,4932023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,230chart4,39012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025202,066chart191,49612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart718,96912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025667.40chart3,208.2812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart1,592,14812/29/2023Doses 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