Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20248.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€13,123Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$14,205Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,263chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,367chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20233,379chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20233,654chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202329.95%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€325chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$352chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-105chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-114chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.93%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,164.1chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,422.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023613.4chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023663.5chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.26%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023210.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023226.6chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.14%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024242.5chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024262.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.22%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202328.05%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€305chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$329chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€61chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$66chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€20chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$22chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€23chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$25chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019104ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202472.8chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024134ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024107ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployed [+]2014Q357K
NMW [+]2024$73.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€65.9chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201757ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Somonis [+]04/09/202411.8474
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/09/202410.9435
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/12/20249.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020106ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20172,001chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.25chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,035,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€2,264.7Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,448.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.07%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,438.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,880.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202348.20%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,173.3Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,030.1Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.13%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201558ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202373chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202472ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,219.7chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.83%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.02%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202326.12‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017209.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.58‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.07chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202419.8%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,389,799chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020276,031chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020586,851chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.679chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024112ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.79chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015338chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.91chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202087chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.89chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.93chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.0
Consumption GWh [+]202315,275chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202321,601chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026125chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202617,786chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20235,191,919chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202612.03chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202320,568,164chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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