Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,369K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,672Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,679Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,590chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,169chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€4,318M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,452chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20249,146chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.83%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,637chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,018chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-685chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-742chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.45%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,661.1chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,125.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2002139.9chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2002132.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20028.64%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023623.6chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023674.3chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.05%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024329.7chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.55%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.73%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,106chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,361chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002€69chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002$65chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€340chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$368chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€181chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$193chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/24/2013BB-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020BB+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201982ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202458.1chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202426ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202458ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202511.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q392K
NMW [+]2023$388.9chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€586.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201767ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20261.25%
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.0%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202017ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,060chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.24chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015205.56chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022537,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€7,783.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$8,424.7Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202449.67%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€11,065.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$11,977.3Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202470.61%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,282.2Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,552.6Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-20.94%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202471chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202438ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017314.0chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.35%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202033.54%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.80‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017128.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20216.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202322.2%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,822,612chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020131,311chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,896chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202458ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.32chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2010122chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20105.90chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202328chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.53chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.19chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,364chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,206chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20269,991chart4,23001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026352,093chart202,06601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023838,181chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20265,481.69chart667.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/07/20231,862,987chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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