Country comparison Ghana vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€76,042Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$82,308Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,209chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,391chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202358,901chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202363,706chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202379.09%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,743chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,885chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-2,507chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-2,711chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.37%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202313,804.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,930.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,040.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20222,150.8chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.04%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,022.9chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,106.4chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.41%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024292.0chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024316.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.76%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.54%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€409chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$442chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€62chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$65chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$33chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€8chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025B-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2023RDRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019111ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202460.8chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202446ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024101ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$39.7chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€35.9chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201772ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Ghana cedi [+]01/23/202612.8022
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/202610.8800
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.35%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202421.5%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]August 202246.0%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/202518.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020118ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,394chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.01chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.0%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201918.13%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€15,405.3Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$16,657.7Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.69%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€12,957.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$14,010.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.40%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€2,448.2Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$2,153.6Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.29%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201581ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024144chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202455ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,190.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.49%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.15%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.31‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,282.4chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.04‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.40chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201623.4%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202434,427,414chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020476,412chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,004,324chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.602chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202488ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202365.50chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,896chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.61chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022607chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.83chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.74chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024188
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021660.0
Consumption GWh [+]202319,534chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202324,282chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,463chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025172,779chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/02/202310,780,003chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202542.50chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/02/202325,624,828chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Ghana
El Salvador
  • 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