Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€19,315Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$20,900Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,556chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,258chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202313,091chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202314,159chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202370.59%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€5,268chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$5,698chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023333chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023360chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.79%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,980.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,305.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023429.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023464.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202313.57%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023381.9chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023412.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.59%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024297.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024321.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.57%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202321.46%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,602chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,733chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€194chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$210chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€154chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$166chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€132chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$142chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/01/2016NRB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/24/2021B-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019119ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202470.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2013111ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$247.3chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017107ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020169ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,278chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.09chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202415.1%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2009187,332chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,121.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,700.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202338.40%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,641.4Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,100.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202330.42%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€1,479.7Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$1,600.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20237.98%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20239chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024118ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.94%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.08%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202327.67‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,033.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.27‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.65chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201733.4%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,484,789chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020416,651chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202048,392chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.693chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.34chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015189chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.78chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
4962022Number of homicides [+]
7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.16chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024215
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]20233,173chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20233,193chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026307chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202649,069chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/05/2023257,471chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026123.55chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/05/2023572,672chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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