Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2021Q32,557K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,008,424Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,173,225Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,744chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,871chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2021Q3€377,702M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024406,717chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024440,090chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202420.25%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,012chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-32,204chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-34,847chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024740,521.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024801,284.9chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202379,309.6chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202385,779.7chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20208.94%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202393,723.1chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023102,210.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.67%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024141,640.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024153,263.2chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202418.90%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.87%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,067chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,483chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€542chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$586chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€644chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$703chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€969chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,049chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/06/2022CaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/17/2022CCB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/08/2022CRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202326chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201943ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202481.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202444ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202459ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20214.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.9%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,202K
NMW [+]2025$220.7chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€211.5chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201716ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Russian Rubles [+]01/19/202690.1611
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/19/202677.7586
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-0.59%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 202216.7%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/22/202516.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]201931ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,049,917chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20239.01chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023729,864
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020361.39chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201920.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202013.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201924,591,922chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€392,325.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$424,222.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.60%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€280,492.9Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$303,297.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.73%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€111,833.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$120,129.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20235.87%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201565ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024156ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20184.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,026.3chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20207.88%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.28%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.60‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201716,503.1chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202312.10‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.41chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20186.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202111.0%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024146,135,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202011,636,911chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202010,756,697chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.821chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202181ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.25chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201917,192chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201911.60chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202411,327chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20216.77chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.45chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,892
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202180,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,010,632chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,123,740chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025404,290chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202524,901,467chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/27/202379,702,396chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,766.55chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/26/2023187,374,510chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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