Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.9%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€13,795Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$14,938Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€10,939chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$11,846chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202311,157chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202312,068chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.43%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€8,848chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$9,570chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-614chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-664chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.20%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,902.1chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,220.4chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024564.2chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.9chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.19%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023321.5chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023347.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.24%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202420.6chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202422.3chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20240.48%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202326.73%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€3,094chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,347chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€447chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$484chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€252chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$273chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€16chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$18chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/30/2025Baa3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/21/2023BBB-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201952ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202437.8chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202455ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q45.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q432K
NMW [+]2024$3,394.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€3,079.7chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201774ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Mauritian rupees [+]02/05/202654.4847
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/05/202646.1813
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/28/20250%
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202013ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20197,722chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.25chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015187.53chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.3%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200615.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022997,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€2,122.8Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,295.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.28%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,801.4Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,273.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202344.50%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,678.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,984.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.22%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201542ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023627chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202422ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017262.1chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.28%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.45%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.20‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017225.1chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.4%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20231,261,041chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202028,893chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020182,973chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.796chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024107ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.41chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015119chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.41chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202229chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.27chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.29chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,084chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20233,264chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20261,074chart4,23001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026332,105chart202,06601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/20231,088,142chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026851.68chart667.4001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/30/20232,616,012chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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