Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,390K
Annual GDP [+]2025€593,698Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$668,999Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€55,620chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$63,363chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€152,353M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,168.7chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,051chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAARD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019chart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024chart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20268.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478K
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017chart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]03/12/202610.7108
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20269.2758
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20262.72%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026-22
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/20267.51%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.2%chart1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20263.1%chart2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€184,635.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$208,633.9Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202531.10%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€177,981.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$201,115.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202529.98%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€6,653.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$7,518.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20251.12%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015chart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202515.6%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024chart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2024126,661chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024169,524chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202629,301chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20262,785,050chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,767.45chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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