Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.7%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€38,378Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$41,539Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,349chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,542chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,183chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024601,144chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202473.05%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,031chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,788chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-479chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-8,684chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.06%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,876.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024106,465.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023157.9chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023170.7chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.90%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20230.1chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023332.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.74%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024134.8chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024145.9chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.32%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202412.94%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€360chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,515chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€10chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$10chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€0chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$20chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€8chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$9chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019127ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202495.7chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202498ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024118ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q111.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q1676K
NMW [+]2024$0.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.6chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / RTGS dollar [+]04/05/202433,211.4756
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/05/202430,674.3204
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 2022339.7%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/23/2023130.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020140ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019532chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.14chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201566.79chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202014.50%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20182,580,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,682.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,225.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.29%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€8,521.2Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$9,214.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202320.77%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,839.3Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,988.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.48%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202342chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024121ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.67%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.98%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202330.41‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.3chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.61‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.72chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201938.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202316,340,822chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020416,141chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,243,314chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.550chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202452ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202362.78chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,641chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201511.66chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202384chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.51chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.62chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20238,346chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,308chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20265,740chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026266,436chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20235,662,119chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026351.27chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202313,935,112chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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