Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€46,447chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$50,274chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.1chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AAB-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202368chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]01/15/20264.2689
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20263.6725
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20261.31%
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024111chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,986,400chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023157,974chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023165,999chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20252,349chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,067,030chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025213.81chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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