Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,414K
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,328,970Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,685,593Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,830chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,087chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€1,121,083M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,693,780chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,972,835chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.20%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€32,231chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,570chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-115,295chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-124,755chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.70%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,139,717.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,315,290.7chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023188,813.7chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023204,158.4chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.26%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024455,619,000,000.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024493,152,893,220.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,900.0chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,646.9chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.93%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€25,602chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$27,702chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,267chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,452chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,459chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,909chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€981chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,061chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2025AaaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/17/1983AAAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020AAARD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202378chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019chart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202424.0chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024127ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024chart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,742K
NMW [+]2025$2,450.4chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,161.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$68,501
Average Wage [+]2024€63,288
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017chart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/19/20262.84%
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.29%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.8%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-2.2%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202022ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.0%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20245,421,109chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202235.66chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,109,371
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021633.46chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.7%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200719.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.5%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202228,463,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€1,548,966.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$1,676,569.9Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202435.78%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€1,306,615.3Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$1,414,254.3Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202430.18%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€242,350.8Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$262,315.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20245.60%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20251.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015chart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024234chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202420ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201716,833.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202018.96%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.64%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.10‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,670.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.10‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202483,577,140chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202015,762,457chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,855,268chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024chart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202481.50chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202310,426chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.49chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023770chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.91chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.06chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202429
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021115.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023475,920chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023493,697chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025174,979chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202538,437,938chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202363,566,136chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,093.62chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023193,241,460chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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