Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
El Salvador: key statistics
El Salvador has 6.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,767. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- US dollar, Bitcoin USD
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- SVSLV
Population6.4m2025 · rank 112 of 217GDP$36.7bn2025 · rank 110 of 211GDP per capita$5,7672025 · rank 135 of 211Life expectancy72.3 yrs2024 · rank 135 of 217Internet users66.5%2024 · rank 130 of 188Fertility1.772024 · rank 121 of 217CO₂ per person1.51 t2024 · rank 126 of 203Inflation0.3%2025 · rank 163 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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El Salvador by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.4m | 2025 | 112/217 | 17/42 | +2.9% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.43% | 2025 | 146/217 | 25/42 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 75.5% | 2025 | 72/217 | 19/42 | +5.8 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.77 | 2024 | 121/217 | 18/42 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.3% | 2025 | 115/217 | 32/42 | +1.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 24.4% | 2025 | 98/217 | 13/42 | −4.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 305.9 | 2024 | 41/216 | 10/42 | +2.8% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 15.6 | 2024 | 101/217 | 13/42 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 21,040 km² | 2024 | 150/216 | 23/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $36.7bn | 2025 | 110/211 | 19/41 | +57% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,767 | 2025 | 135/211 | 36/41 | +52% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $14,101 | 2025 | 126/199 | 33/38 | +78% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $5,410 | 2025 | 126/201 | 33/38 | +54% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.9% | 2025 | 81/210 | 14/41 | +1.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.5% | 2025 | 69/210 | 14/41 | +1.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 4.4% | 2025 | 111/198 | 19/37 | −1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.5% | 2025 | 92/201 | 16/38 | −0.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 58.9% | 2025 | 96/201 | 24/38 | −1.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.3% | 2025 | 56/175 | 3/25 | +10.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.8% | 2025 | 80/163 | 8/22 | +10.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3% | 2025 | 163/180 | 29/31 | +1.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 162/210 | 33/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 107.3% | 2024 | 7/78 | 2/14 | +56.4 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 21.8% | 2024 | 38/142 | 2/20 | +5.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 27.9% | 2023 | 62/142 | 7/20 | +4.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 75.4% | 2024 | 24/119 | 5/22 | +5.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.34% | 2025 | 96/156 | 7/22 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 32.0% | 2025 | 104/184 | 16/27 | +2.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 56.1% | 2025 | 61/184 | 6/27 | +9.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 88.2% | 2025 | 83/184 | 10/27 | +11.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.5% | 2025 | 115/185 | 24/35 | −0.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.1% | 2025 | 98/197 | 25/38 | ±0.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 27.5% | 2025 | 6/178 | 2/35 | +9.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 707,000 | 2020 | 110/196 | 22/41 | −56% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 2025 | 137/187 | 26/31 | −0.7 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 7.8% | 2025 | 141/187 | 27/31 | −0.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 62.1% | 2025 | 89/187 | 18/31 | +3.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 49.1% | 2025 | 122/187 | 20/31 | +4.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $499m | 2023 | 67/145 | 10/32 | +195% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.6% | 2023 | 81/139 | 9/30 | +0.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $79.1 | 2023 | 59/145 | 10/32 | +187% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 4.6% | 2023 | 58/151 | 5/22 | −2.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 8.6% | 2023 | 64/151 | 5/22 | −7.6 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 27.2% | 2023 | 51/145 | 9/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 39.8 | 2023 | 40/151 | 19/22 | −8.3% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 5.3% | 2024 | 77/167 | 11/28 | −3.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 31.7% | 2025 | 65/190 | 14/32 | −0.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 89.8% | 2024 | 84/141 | 20/26 | +2.4 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 88.2% | 2024 | 89/147 | 23/28 | +2.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 89.9% | 2024 | 164/191 | 33/39 | −16.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 62.1% | 2024 | 146/176 | 35/37 | −9.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 32.8% | 2024 | 109/172 | 18/31 | +5.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 82.6% | 2024 | 131/168 | 29/33 | −12.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.9 | 2018 | 47/173 | 1/30 | −18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.3% | 2024 | 127/184 | 27/38 | −0.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.3 yrs | 2024 | 135/217 | 35/42 | +1.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.8 | 2024 | 120/196 | 29/35 | −33% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 10.0 | 2024 | 120/196 | 28/35 | −35% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 39 | 2023 | 105/194 | 24/34 | ±0.0% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.3% | 2023 | 40/193 | 5/33 | +0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $501 | 2023 | 92/193 | 21/33 | +54% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.62 | 2023 | 93/180 | 18/29 | −16% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 96% | 2024 | 49/193 | 6/33 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 73/153 | 25/29 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 10.0% | 2021 | 94/154 | 13/28 | −10.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 91.6% | 2024 | 144/206 | 33/35 | +6.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 88.0% | 2024 | 125/203 | 26/34 | +2.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 66.5% | 2024 | 130/188 | 30/34 | +41.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 176.5 | 2024 | 14/210 | 3/40 | +18% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 12.5 | 2024 | 109/208 | 28/39 | +141% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 98.7% | 2024 | 138/215 | 30/42 | +3.6 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 95.0% | 2024 | 87/192 | 16/33 | +11.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.51 t | 2024 | 126/203 | 29/39 | +36% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 21.9% | 2021 | 99/212 | 15/41 | −7.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 95.6% | 2021 | 7/206 | 2/41 | +31.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 33.0% | 2024 | 105/214 | 30/42 | +0.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 34.8% | 2024 | 21/206 | 2/39 | +1.6 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 12.4% | 2022 | 78/177 | 8/33 | −0.7 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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