Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q213,017K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,686,033Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€888,619M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022283,563.2chart1,958.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202220.67%chart21.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202370,592.8chart401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202377,476.9chart434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.15%chart4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,183chart$3122022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,034chart€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,118chart$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019chart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024chart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20254.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2024$2,470.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,230.9chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]11/10/20250.8778
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/20250.7589
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/10/20254.46%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/2025177
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/10/202519.75%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20253.8%chart0.9%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%chart1.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/07/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020chart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%chart3.0%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025232,112chart4,23009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/202525,082,464chart202,06609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20253,400.16chart667.4009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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