Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,002Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,167Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€19,825chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$21,458chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,160chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,255chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.61%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€11,481chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$12,423chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-14chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-15chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.69%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024679.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024735.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202390.1chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202397.4chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.69%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202363.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202368.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.58%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202423.6chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202425.6chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.36%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.77%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,730chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,282chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€903chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$976chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€498chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$538chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€234chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$253chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/21/2022BB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201976ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202430ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]201565ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q23.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q22K
NMW [+]2023$472.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20250.5%chart1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020100ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202431.0%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022332,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€500.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$541.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202324.75%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,341.8Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,450.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.36%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-841.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-889.4Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-41.61%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201723.6chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.45%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202030.16%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.00‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201752.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.30‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.02chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201825.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024101,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,050chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202029,258chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.802chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.96chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20159chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.64chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202210chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.97chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202312.76chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024582chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024626chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026172chart4,23002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/202651,899chart202,06602/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/09/202383,565chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,702.97chart667.4002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/09/2023224,558chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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