Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,731K
Annual GDP [+]2024€238,773Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$260,172Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€45,136chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,839chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€56,766M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,966chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,810chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.24%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,678chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,539chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,611chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-9,317chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.61%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499,955.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024108,157.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,379.2chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,304.0chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.73%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202419,306,127,345.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,081.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,851.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,106.6chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.82%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202441.86%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,895chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,446chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,381chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,575chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,649chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,882chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€539chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$583chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/16/2024AaaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/21/2021AA+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]09/09/2022AA+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202385chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201919ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202452ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202425ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q34.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q3145K
NMW [+]2025$2,271.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,189.8chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$39,080
Average Wage [+]2024€51,889
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017chart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / New Zealand dollars [+]01/22/20261.9910
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20261.7101
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/22/20264.60%
Risk Premium [+]01/22/2026171
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20260.06%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20244.0%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/20252.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020chart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023110,230chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202328.60chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020867.99chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.0%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,389,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,286.2Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$41,398.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.32%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€46,201.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$49,957.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202319.69%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-7,914.8Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-8,514.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.37%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201512ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017297.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202027.26%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.91%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.86‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,408.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.23‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,290,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,381,724chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020806,159chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.939chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024chart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018624chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201812.70chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202275chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.46chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.22chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20247
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202141.0
Consumption GWh [+]202339,711chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202343,010chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20254,538chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20252,668,236chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/18/20234,291,717chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025857.84chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202413,398,398chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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