Country comparison Switzerland vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025AaaB311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAARD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/23/20260.9277
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.7929
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20260.29%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/2026-261
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/2026-1.15%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.3%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.2%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202514,170chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,489,312chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,565.94chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
El Salvador
  • 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