Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.6%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€48,912Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$52,925Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,965chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,290chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202440,787chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202444,134chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202483.39%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,343chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,617chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,897chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,134chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.92%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,546.8chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,904.6chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,022.2chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,268.7chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.28%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,939.1chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,096.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.10%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,225.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,326.5chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.27%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.83%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,356chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,468chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€247chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$267chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€159chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$172chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€99chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$108chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025Caa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2013NRB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/01/2022CCC+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202340chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201987ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202467.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202415ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202481ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q416.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4657K
NMW [+]2024$160.3chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€145.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017115ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Tunisian dinars [+]03/10/20263.4016
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20262.9224
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/202615.05%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20265.0%chart1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/28/20267.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202078ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201934,387chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.13chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015128.61chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.0%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,441,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€18,482.8Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,985.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202341.18%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€23,568.5Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$25,484.6Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202352.51%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,085.7Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,499.2Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-11.33%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202375chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202474ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,903.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.50%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.54%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.75‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201771.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.07‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.83chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202116.6%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202312,200,431chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202060,145chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020902,268chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.732chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024115ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.51chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015614chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.44chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020562chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20204.69chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.57chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202427
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021425.0
Consumption GWh [+]202420,692chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202422,166chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202629,423chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,153,361chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/20/20236,401,841chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,411.64chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202316,553,338chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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