Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€12,356Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$13,370Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,133chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,472chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20237,701chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20238,329chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202367.16%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,630chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$2,845chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-361chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-390chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.14%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,243.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,589.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,122.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,214.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202524.58%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023636.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023688.4chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.99%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024337.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024365.7chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.13%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202337.01%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,449chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,567chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€375chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$406chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€215chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$232chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€113chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$122chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/05/2024B1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]06/24/2022BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202349chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201994ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202417ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024102ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201799ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Namibian dollars [+]02/13/202618.9769
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202616.0007
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20268.23%
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/15/20256.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020104ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 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) [+]202431.1%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202037.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022461,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€5,075.4Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,488.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202344.26%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,694.8Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,239.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202358.39%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,619.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,160.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-14.12%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20234chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202462ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201743.1chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.07%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.78%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202325.89‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20178.4chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.17‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.21chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201517.4%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,928,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020109,391chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202047,770chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.610chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024chart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202367.39chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015188chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.03chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021315chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.21chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.53chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,891chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,890chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,110chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026172,557chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/12/2023550,978chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,403.69chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/12/20231,005,937chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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