Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20221.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022€22,331Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2022$23,534Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022€584chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2022$616chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,523chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202413,550chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.94%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€318chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$344chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-437chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-473chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.48%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,573.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,702.1chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20121,504.8chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20121,934.6chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201215.09%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202268.3chart1,859.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023158.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.96%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20141,290.5chart401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20141,714.8chart434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201414.28%chart4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]20248.91%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€40chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$43chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2012€53chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2012$68chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€2chart€2962022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€43chart€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$57chart$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202316chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019140ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024106.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202433ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2022128ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q413.1%
Unemployed [+]2014Q4604K
$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017130ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.9%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.2%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020187ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
5.3%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019552chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.03chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201532.09chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20065.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2015366,700chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€231.9Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$250.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20222.94%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€4,671.3Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,051.1Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202222.44%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,439.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,805.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-19.51%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202375chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024163ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,350.5chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.07%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.60%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202335.21‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201762.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.79‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.59chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201448.6%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202339,390,799chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020387,113chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,301,166chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.424chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021155ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202369.30chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,204chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.07chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20131,703chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20135.81chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.34chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202415
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]20232,579chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20233,065chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20252,159chart4,23011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/202511,945chart202,06611/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/10/2023807,057chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/202554.81chart667.4011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/10/20231,298,654chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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