Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202443.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€22,789Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,659Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€28,614chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$30,962chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,169chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20234,509chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202326.65%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€5,045chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$5,456chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-905chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-979chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-5.78%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,701.6chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,003.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2018180.4chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2018213.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20257.24%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023270.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023292.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.31%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024197.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024214.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.67%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.66%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€4,479chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$4,845chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018€231chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018$272chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€328chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$354chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€248chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202340chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2016121ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024106ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201586ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q314.3%
Unemployed [+]2021Q342K
NMW [+]2023$288.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201788ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020134ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.61chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.6%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022288,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€12,217.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$13,210.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.10%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,137.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,636.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202339.23%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€6,079.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$6,580.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202338.87%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20234chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024111ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017275.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.96%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202055.71%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.29‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201715.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.32‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.41chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023826,353chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202031,169chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020438,413chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.742chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202435ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202370.18chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015222chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201528.99chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023158chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202319.12chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.11chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024617
Consumption GWh [+]20231,070chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,338chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20261,312chart4,23001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202675,520chart202,06601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023384,507chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,587.70chart667.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023967,861chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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