Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€4,416Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,778Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€787chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$851chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,525chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,732chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.18%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€450chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$487chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.98%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,073.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,161.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202392.0chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202399.5chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.43%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202352.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202357.1chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.79%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431.4chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202434.0chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.20%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202424.31%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€191chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$207chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€17chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$18chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€10chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$10chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€6chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$6chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202325chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2018132ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202486.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202410ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$91.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017120ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020175ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201968chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.06chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201514.09chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,038.6Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1,123.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.59%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,769.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,912.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202343.59%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-730.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-600.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.00%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202450chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202469ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017580.2chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.71%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.54%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.96‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017167.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.07‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.95chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201650.9%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,613,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202087,947chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020233,564chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.487chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202442ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202362.16chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015284chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.36chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2012135chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20123.09chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.30chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023216chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023395chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025294chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20257,932chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/11/20223,730,967chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202552.38chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/11/20224,460,668chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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