Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,921Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,357Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,094chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,430chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022131,832chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022138,934chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202236.93%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,553chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,636chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-10,096chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-10,640chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.83%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202249,128.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202251,775.2chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239,735.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202310,530.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202218.82%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202310,456.2chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202311,306.3chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.06%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,457.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,069.0chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.55%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202314.77%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€579chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$610chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€107chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$116chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$125chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€82chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$89chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2006B+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201999ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202482.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024104ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202464ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q48.2%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,172K
NMW [+]2024$1,263.7chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,188.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017104ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Rials [+]03/13/202344,674.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202342,000.0000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 202348.5%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020127ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019619,028chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.89chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2020880,997
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020189.95chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021882,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€90,037.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$97,357.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.12%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€61,091.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$66,057.8Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.72%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€28,946.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$25,911.9Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20238.40%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202352chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024133ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,378.8chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.58%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017296.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.67‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.70chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202390,608,707chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,797,235chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,325,113chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024143ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.65chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,836chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.59chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20181,795chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20182.19chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.10chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,977
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021208,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023335,175chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023375,710chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026146,837chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20267,627,863chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/202358,585,264chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,620.56chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/2023155,461,760chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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