Country comparison Uruguay vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€74,822Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$80,961Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,428chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,186chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202451,394chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202455,612chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202468.69%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€14,718chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$15,925chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,407chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,605chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.22%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202423,301.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202425,213.3chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,469.6chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,716.2chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.61%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,707.3chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,089.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.38%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,728.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,870.6chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.78%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.14%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,673chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,220chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€992chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,073chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,389chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,502chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€495chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$536chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/15/2024Baa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/26/2023BBB+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/20/2020BBB-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201954ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202433.7chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202460ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202462ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20238.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q28.6%
Unemployed [+]2024Q2161K
NMW [+]2024$583.0chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€527.5chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201763ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Uruguayan pesos [+]01/30/202645.8882
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/30/202638.5000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20255.0%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20247.9%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/29/20266.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020101ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20241.2%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,063chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201911.57chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015276.42chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202327.4%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200822.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20193,059,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€8,513.1Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$9,205.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202311.81%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,547.4Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,486.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.01%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,034.3Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,293.3Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.21%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201527ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202452ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017100.1chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.08%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.46%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.87‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017211.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.78‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.41chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20172.72‰
% risk of poverty [+]202417.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,492,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020108,267chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020367,060chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.830chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202471ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.14chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015583chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201516.78chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023381chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202311.25chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.50chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,826chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202312,878chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20267,696chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,043,217chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20232,903,186chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,203.89chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20239,037,498chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Uruguay
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