Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-14.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€45,892Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$49,672Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€917chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$993chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202156,307chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202166,641chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2021189.64%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€1,171chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$1,386chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-85chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-101chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-0.29%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,920.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,456.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2009795.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20091,043.8chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.48%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023202.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023218.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.15%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021267.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021316.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20219.50%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]20238.28%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€61chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$72chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2009€20chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2009$28chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€6chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$7chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024109.3chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024111ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015141ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2022$0.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020171ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019996chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.04chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20152.77chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201317.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018836,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,550.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,920.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202312.33%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,825.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,380.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.50%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,275.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,320.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.17%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202327chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024162ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017177.2chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.95%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.50%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.61‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017353.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.32chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200946.5%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202350,042,791chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,379,147chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,104,887chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.516chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024146ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.33chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154,109chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.27chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20081,702chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20085.15chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.34chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202437
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20211,250.0
Consumption GWh [+]202313,983chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202316,747chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20265,046chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202663,993chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/02/202313,416,394chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026100.83chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202328,662,108chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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