Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€505,877Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$547,387Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€83,798chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$90,674chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024895,406chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024968,879chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024174.30%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€148,320chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$160,490chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,736chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,602chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.43%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202474,538.2chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202480,654.4chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,083.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,993.2chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.99%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202312,271.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202313,272.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.39%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,375.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,555.4chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202420.13%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202414.51%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,347chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,360chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,836chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$1,987chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,120chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,293chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,381chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,577chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/27/2024AaaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]03/06/1995AAAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/23/2019AAARD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202383chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019chart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202425.4chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024chart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q459K
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201711ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Singapore dollars [+]02/16/20261.4962
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20261.2630
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20266.29%
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020chart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201976,476chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201915.94chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015146.95chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202313.7%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20087.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,344,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€440,443.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$476,251.5Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202394.25%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€391,610.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$423,447.9Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202383.80%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€48,833.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$52,803.6Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202310.45%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20248,293chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202044.38%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.13%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20237.40‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,176.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.20‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.97chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,037,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,523,648chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020348,464chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.949chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202448ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015555chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.03chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20234chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.07chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.38chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202356,672chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202356,841chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,024chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20263,006,155chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/29/20235,248,693chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026335.27chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/29/202315,302,530chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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