Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,327Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$32,816Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,625chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,759chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202438,950chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202442,146chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024128.43%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,087chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,259chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-4,069chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-4,403chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-13.42%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,174.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,009.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.3chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,891.7chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202520.91%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023337.6chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023365.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.57%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024475.1chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024514.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.43%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.55%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€545chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$590chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€96chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$104chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€19chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$20chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€25chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$28chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/10/2025Caa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025CCC+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019114ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202492ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2019Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2019Q4177K
NMW [+]2023$95.4chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017128ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020123ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,320chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.34chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201545.27chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202419.3%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201818.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,365,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,913.3Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,312.7Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.31%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,232.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$11,064.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.05%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,751.4Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.74%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202495chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202485ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,237.7chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.64%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.14%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202329.42‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017244.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.58‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.82chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,661,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020274,929chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,765chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.517chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024109ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.68chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015918chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.30chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]201539chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20150.27chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.65chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202436
Consumption GWh [+]20247,160chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20247,629chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,972chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202689,437chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20231,548,665chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026105.67chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/20233,182,308chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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