Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€24,755Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$26,795Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,011chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,095chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202310,161chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,990chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202351.88%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€428chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$462chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-700chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-757chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.57%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,866.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20235,263.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023819.6chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023886.5chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.82%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023272.6chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023294.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.60%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,039.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,124.9chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202416.65%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.84%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€205chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$221chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€34chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$37chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$12chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€42chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$46chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/30/2004B-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019129ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202497.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024131ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$65.9chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017126ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020148ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201510.92chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202217.9%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021168,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€5,250.6Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,677.5Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.81%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,002.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,489.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202330.64%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-751.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,043.4Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.84%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024154ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,039.9chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.24%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.00%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202340.03‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017178.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.63‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20235.61chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202443.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202424,478,595chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020485,829chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,303,511chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.410chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024141ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202360.44chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,011chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.44chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
4962022Number of homicides [+]
7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.30chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,261chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,363chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025743chart4,23012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202533,199chart202,06612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/14/20233,633,589chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202530.35chart667.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/14/20235,922,585chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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