Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20249.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€16,165Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$17,491Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,284chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,471chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,065chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20246,563chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€854chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$924chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024302chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024327chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20241.87%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,448.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,895.9chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023958.6chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,036.8chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.65%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023337.1chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023364.6chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.30%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024479.5chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024518.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.40%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.71%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€767chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$830chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€138chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$150chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€48chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$52chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€68chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$73chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202326chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201996ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202437ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202499ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.4%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4116K
NMW [+]2024$28.4chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€25.7chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201746ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Som [+]03/15/2026100.0949
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/15/202687.4497
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/14/2026-3.88%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20269.5%chart1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/24/202612.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202080ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20171,895chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.45chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015225.61chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202321.9%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022345,700chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,060.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,308.9Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202321.79%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,423.3Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,352.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202381.35%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,363.2Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,043.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-59.56%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201551ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202336chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202478ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,486.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.05%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.88%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.60‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017190.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.70chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202425.7%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,099,750chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020199,011chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020774,377chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.701chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202490ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.25chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015439chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.44chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020114chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.75chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.60chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20246
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202140.0
Consumption GWh [+]202416,311chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202415,770chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,024chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202688,953chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/08/20231,406,016chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026144.23chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/08/20233,661,335chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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