Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart1.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€32,683Mchart€38,378M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$35,365Mchart$41,539M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,157chart€2,3072024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,580chart$2,4972024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,602chart33,1832024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,949chart601,1442024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.51%chart73.05%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,513chart€1,9952024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,883chart$36,1392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,487chart-4792024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,609chart-8,6842024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.55%chart-1.06%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,249.9chart5,876.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,091.0chart106,465.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023992.9chart157.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,079.0chart170.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.89%chart17.90%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,768.9chart0.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,912.7chart332.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.51%chart4.74%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024387.7chart134.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024419.5chart145.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.83%chart1.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.36%chart12.94%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,617chart€3532024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,750chart$6,4002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€157chart€102023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$170chart$102023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€280chart€02023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$303chart$202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€61chart€82024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$66chart$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/26/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023RD
Corruption Index [+]202331chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019103ºchart127º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7chart95.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202414ºchart98º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202498ºchart118º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.5%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
676K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$365.0chart$0.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€330.3chart€0.62024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201795º
Markets
33,211.475604/05/2024Euro / RTGS dollar [+]
30,674.320404/05/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.9%chart339.7%September 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.7%
Money Market
130.00%10/23/2023Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202091ºchart140º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,400chart532December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.29chart0.14December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201542.04chart66.792015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201213.00%chart14.50%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,891,000chart2,580,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,009.5Mchart€6,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,498.1Mchart$7,225.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.20%chart16.29%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,471.8Mchart€8,521.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,648.3Mchart$9,214.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202346.23%chart20.77%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,462.3Mchart€-1,839.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,150.3Mchart$-1,988.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.04%chart-4.48%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201554º
Density [+]2024301chart432024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart121º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,050.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.69%chart2.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.65%chart7.98%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.76‰chart30.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017149.7chart46.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.52‰chart7.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.722023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202327.2%chart38.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,338,000chart16,634,3732024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,767chart416,1412020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,599,058chart1,243,3142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.674chart0.5502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202496ºchart52º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.10chart62.782023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015678chart1,6412015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.96chart11.662015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022496chart842023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.90chart0.512023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.27chart0.622023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,335chart8,3462023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,496chart8,3082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,230chart5,74012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025202,066chart266,43612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20234,397,817chart5,662,11912/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025667.40chart345.0712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202311,459,448chart13,935,11212/31/2023Doses 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