Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q26,189K
Annual GDP [+]2024€848,491Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$917,767Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,610chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,973chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€225,893M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024470,793chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024505,429chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202455.10%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,899chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,848chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-54,940chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-60,232chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.50%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024419,508.6chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024451,896.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202228,544.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202230,006.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.97%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202453,202,549,816.5chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202232,232.7chart1,958.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202210.71%chart21.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202328,819.5chart401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202331,139.1chart434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.12%chart4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,494chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,382chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€756chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$814chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,453chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$874chart$3122022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€766chart€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$848chart$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/19/2025A2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/12/2018A-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020A-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202354chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201937ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.7chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202481ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202440ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20253.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q22.8%
Unemployed [+]2025Q2503K
NMW [+]2025$1,243.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,097.9chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$24,238
Average Wage [+]2024€22,393
Human Capital Ranking [+]201731ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Polish zlotys [+]11/06/20254.2528
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/06/20253.6971
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/06/202537.16%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20236.2%chart0.4%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]September 20252.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.3%chart1.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/06/20254.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202040ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20256.0%chart3.0%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,060,340chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.10chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023612,882
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021816.92chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.4%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,948,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€351,155.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$380,084.1Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.39%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€350,504.6Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$379,379.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202441.31%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€651.3Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$705.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.08%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20253.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201532ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024117chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202432ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,805.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.01%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,669.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.20‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.8%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202436,497,495chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020817,254chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,825,096chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.881chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202451ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202478.70chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20234,580chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.51chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023311chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.80chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.63chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202416
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021113.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023151,076chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023155,888chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025120,981chart4,23009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20256,804,328chart202,06609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202322,705,868chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20253,314.78chart667.4009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202358,634,590chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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