Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€7,201Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,792Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€833chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$902chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,006chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,253chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202441.74%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€348chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$376chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-326chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-353chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.53%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,124.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,217.2chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023155.2chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023167.9chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202520.55%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202346.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202350.6chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.47%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202433.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202436.0chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20240.00%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.62%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€130chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$141chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€18chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$20chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€6chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$6chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202335chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2018134ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202482.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202411ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2023$37.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017117ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020163ºchart91º2020Doing 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) [+]20247.4%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201415.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202140,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,228.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1,328.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.76%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,777.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,922.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202330.06%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-549.6Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-883.9Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-9.29%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024120chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202466ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201749.2chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.68%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.93%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.60‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201778.1chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.29‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.79chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201856.8%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20248,642,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202053,746chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020152,486chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.458chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202480ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202361.79chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015990chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201514.07chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020176chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.22chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.13chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024133chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024216chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026125chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20267,985chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/20234,961,886chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202614.46chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/30/20239,155,936chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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