Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,517Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,052Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,130chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,454chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,689chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20249,402chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024133.32%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,519chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$17,874chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-906chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-980chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-13.90%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,003.2chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,249.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023315.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023341.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20259.65%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022447.6chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022471.3chart1,958.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202218.17%chart21.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202446.08%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,710chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,178chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€795chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$860chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€854chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$899chart$3122022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/29/2021B-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202339chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202460.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202422ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2022$370.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2022€327.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/202515.4200
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20255.4%chart0.9%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/01/20127.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020147ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.0%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.4%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,675,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€389.7Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$421.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.38%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€3,234.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,497.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202352.91%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,844.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,075.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-46.54%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20231,753chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.0chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202018.54%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.98%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.02‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017188.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.58chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20195.4%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023525,994chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202070,079chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,715chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.762chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024132ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.04chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201531chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.01chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20193chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.62chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.00chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023821chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023847chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025316chart4,23009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025186,694chart202,06609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/25/2023385,167chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025600.77chart667.4009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/25/2023951,764chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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