Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€21,017Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$22,745Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€625chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$676chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202322,075chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202323,876chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023114.13%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€656chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$710chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-824chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-891chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.26%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,447.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,973.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,070.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,128.5chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202120.45%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023435.3chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023471.3chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.76%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024418.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024453.4chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.13%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202333.33%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€192chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$207chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€32chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$34chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€13chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$14chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€12chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$13chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/28/2025Caa2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/22/2019CCC+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/26/2022CCC+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202325chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019137ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202492.5chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024120ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024128ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2024$148.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€134.2chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017116ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Metical [+]02/16/202675.7600
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/16/202663.9050
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20242.5%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/02/20269.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020138ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201514.79chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202419.3%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200617.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202032.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021492,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,653.7Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,276.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202339.57%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€9,333.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,091.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202348.25%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,679.3Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,821.2Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.68%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202342chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024107ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201750.9chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.10%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.08%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202337.49‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201760.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.00‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.76chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202265.0%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202333,635,160chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020338,850chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020640,160chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.461chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202427ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202363.61chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,341chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.66chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2011849chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20113.59chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.28chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,983chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,559chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,252chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026233,927chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/02/202321,329,744chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202666.95chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/02/202334,950,856chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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