Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€79,952Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$86,538Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,565chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,777chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202447,694chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202451,607chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.25%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,530chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,656chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,192chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,453chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.97%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,399.2chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,744.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,522.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,702.4chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.62%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022913.9chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022962.4chart1,958.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20226.21%chart21.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023652.4chart401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023705.6chart434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.97%chart4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202420.37%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€526chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$569chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€81chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$88chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€30chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$32chart$3122022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€21chart€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$23chart$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/17/2024BB-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]07/19/2021BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202340chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019118ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202485.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202466ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024112ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$123.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017113ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020110ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.0%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20197,522chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.40chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201537.88chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.9%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,965,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€18,739.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$20,263.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.45%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€17,466.9Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$18,887.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.72%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€1,273.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$1,376.5Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20231.73%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202397chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024109ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017379.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20208.98%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.02%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202331.99‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20151,639.8chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.66‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.28chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202331,165,654chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,564,857chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,149,298chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.534chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024121ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202361.94chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154,104chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201516.54chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
4962022Number of homicides [+]
7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.51chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202436
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021100.0
Consumption GWh [+]20238,746chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202311,132chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024835chart4,23009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202488,434chart202,06609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/19/202312,164,304chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202426.79chart667.4009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/19/202325,263,932chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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