Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,033Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,118Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,224chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,489chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024457chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024494chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202445.34%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,425chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,542chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-24chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-26chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.34%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024413.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024447.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202478.9chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202488.7chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.31%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202324.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202326.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.60%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202441.08%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,292chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,398chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€246chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$266chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€75chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$81chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202348chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202413ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2022$330.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
1.2%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020107ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202318.6%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201815.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€55.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$60.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.37%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€437.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$472.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202342.34%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-381.5Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-392.5Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-36.97%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202326chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719.4chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.08%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.40%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202328.05‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.1chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.08‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.60chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202015.9%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023320,409chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,257chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20207,246chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.614chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024111ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201515chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.69chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20201chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.33chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.92chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202475chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202480chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202614chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202612,019chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/20/2023162,250chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202643.69chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/20/2023366,638chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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