Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,268Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,372Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€10,814chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$11,705chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022921chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022970chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202279.27%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€8,076chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$8,512chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202211chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202211chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20220.93%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022371.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022391.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202363.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202368.5chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.45%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202325.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202327.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.27%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202328.91%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€3,261chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$3,437chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€551chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$596chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€220chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$238chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/31/2014NRB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202353chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q13.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q13K
NMW [+]2023$444.4chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020146ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022149,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€42.6Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$46.1Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20233.45%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€563.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$608.8Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202345.55%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-520.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-562.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-42.11%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024345chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171.2chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.38%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202055.05%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.71‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.86‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201825.0%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024117,207chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20207,213chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202062,204chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.793chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.21chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.47chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202316chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202313.67chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.29chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023221chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023239chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025238chart4,23012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202519,693chart202,06612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/17/202339,034chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,030.60chart667.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/17/202390,686chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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