Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20263.45%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/202660
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.10%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026168,193chart4,23001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202639,056,169chart202,06601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,450.51chart667.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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