Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€985Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,067Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,077chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$22,813chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024537chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024581chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.82%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€11,483chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$12,425chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-110chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-118chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-10.99%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024430.5chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024465.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202334.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202337.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.00%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202227.1chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202228.5chart1,958.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20225.91%chart21.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.17%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,207chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$9,962chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€668chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$722chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€580chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$611chart$3122022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202418ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$577.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.4%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020139ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.0%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201917.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202279,800chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€23.4Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$25.3Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20232.39%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€307.5Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$332.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.38%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-284.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-292.5Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.99%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023180chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710.6chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.15%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202098.60%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.75‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20178.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.96‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202346,758chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20207,725chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202050,285chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.838chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.15chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
6782015Suicides [+]
10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202330chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202364.16chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.05chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023182chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023222chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202546chart4,23009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20256,607chart202,06609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/03/202327,000chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025983.79chart667.4009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/03/202364,297chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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