El Salvador

Economy

• GDP

  : 36.7 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 5767 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 3.9 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 89.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 14101 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.42 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.3 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.3 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 7.8 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 32.0 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 56.1 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -8.8 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -3.5 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 4.8 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 4.6 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 4.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 24.5 % (2025)

• Services

  : 58.9 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 27.5 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.9 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 6.4 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -23 934 (2025)

• Population density

  : 304.5 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 72.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.77 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 15.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.47 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 75.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 24.5 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 3.0 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.0 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 49.7 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 52.5 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 120.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.3 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 9.3 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 39.8 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 66.5 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 176.5 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 98.7 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 91.6 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 12 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 29.7 % (2023)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 343.5 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 364.9 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 373.1 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 93.7 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.3 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 435.9 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 36.0 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 57.2 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -7.1 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 42 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.2 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 88.0 (1991)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 1.51 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 1.58 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 21.9 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 95.6 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 793.5 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 27.5 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 9.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 51.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 30.3 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 20.6 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.72 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 10.9 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 30.7 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 1 607 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 27.4 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 583.9 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 95.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 96.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 10.0 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 39.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 12.6 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 33.6 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 37.3 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 12.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 8.2 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 79.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.4 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.62 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.21 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 53.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 27.9 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -2.1 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 75.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 2.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.58 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.18 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 7.90 (2022)

• Political stability

  : 0.01 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.71 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.18 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.79 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 27.2 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 1.14 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 62.1 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 1.6 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 763.7 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 81.3 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 22.8 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.58 (2025)