Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€424,629Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$459,472Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,192chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,536chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023137,145chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023148,334chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202334.26%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,367chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,479chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-6,878chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-7,439chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.72%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202375,190.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202381,324.9chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202211,262.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202211,869.1chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.45%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20238,107.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20238,767.0chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.45%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20184,655.4chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20185,500.3chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20188.82%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.78%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€750chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$811chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€113chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$119chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€81chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$87chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2018€49chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2018$58chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/08/2020BBRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201967ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202456.2chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202488ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202444ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q41.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4821K
NMW [+]2024$207.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€187.6chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201764ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Dong [+]06/06/202528,613.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]06/06/202524,992.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20266.37%
Prices
0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/19/20234.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202070ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023290,071chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.38chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202049.04chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.0%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201918,008,600chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€327,181.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$353,781.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202381.72%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€301,282.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$325,776.2Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202375.26%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€25,900.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$28,005.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20236.47%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201541ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024306chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202441ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201713,780.8chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.08%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.48%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.83‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017104.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.58‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20224.2%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024101,300,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202076,767chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,392,025chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.726chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202472ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.59chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20156,910chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.53chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20111,358chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.54chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.69chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024163
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20214,400.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023277,501chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023293,525chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202543,206chart4,23012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202511,624,000chart202,06612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/202385,961,570chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025426.52chart667.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/2023266,492,140chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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