Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€48,912M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$52,925M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€3,9652024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$4,2902024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart40,7872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart44,1342024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart83.39%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€3,3222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$3,5952024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-2,8972024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-3,1342024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-5.92%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart16,546.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart17,904.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart3,022.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart3,268.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart17.28%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart1,939.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart2,096.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart12.10%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart1,225.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart1,326.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart7.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart33.83%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€1,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$1,4582024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€2472023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€1592023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$1722023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€992024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$1082024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3Caa102/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-NR12/18/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RDCCC+12/01/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202331chart402023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart87º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart67.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart15º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart81º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
16.1%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
657K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$160.32024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€145.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795ºchart115º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
3.363901/13/2026Euro / Tunisian dinars [+]
2.906401/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.82%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Money Market
7.00%01/07/2026Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart78º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart34,387December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart4.13December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart128.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%chart33.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart6,441,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€18,482.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$19,985.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart41.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€23,568.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$25,484.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart52.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-5,085.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-5,499.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-11.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart752024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5chart1,903.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart0.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart7.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart13.75‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart71.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart6.07‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.832023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart16.6%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart12,277,1092024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart60,1452020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart902,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.7322022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart115º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart76.512023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart6142015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart5.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart5622020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart4.692020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart2.572023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
272024Annual crude oil production [+]
425.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart19,1532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart21,2862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart29,42312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart1,153,36112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart6,401,84106/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart2,396.5712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart16,553,33812/31/2023Doses 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