Country profile
El Salvador
Americas · Capital: San Salvador · Currency: United States dollar (USD)
El Salvador is a country in Americas, with its capital at San Salvador. It has a GDP of $34.88B (2024), a population of 6.4M (2025), a GDP per capita of $5,503.
- GDP
- $34.88B
- GDP per capita
- $5,503
- Population
- 6.4M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,101
2024 · #106 of 200
2024 · #123 of 200
2025 · #112 of 216
2025 · #115 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $34.88B2024 · #106
- GDP per capita
- $5,5032024 · #123
- GDP growth
- 2.59%2024 · #128
- Inflation
- 0.85%2024 · #19
- Unemployment
- 3.30%2025 · #51
- Population
- 6.4M2025 · #112
- GDP (PPP)
- $89.76B2025 · #103
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $14,1012025 · #115
- Gini index
- 39.82023 · #118
- Government debt
- 84.5%2026 · #152
People
- Median age
- 29.7 yrs2024 · #143
- Fertility rate
- 1.8 children/woman2024 · #121
- Urbanization
- 75.5%2025 · #72
- Net migration
- −23,934/yr2025 · #175
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 yrs2024 · #134
- HDI
- 0.6782023 · #132
- Homicide rate
- 7.9 per 100k2022 · #135
Money
- Corporate tax
- 30%2024 · #27
- Top income tax
- 30%2024 · #86
Figures
- Internet users
- 66.5%2024 · #126
- CO₂ per capita
- 1.5 t2024 · #126
- Area
- 21,041 km²#154
- Population density
- 303 /km²2025 · #38
- McDonald's
- 282024 · #72
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 132 destinations2026 · #75
- Corruption index
- 30/1002024 · #131
- Military spending
- 1.2%2024 · #98
- Renewable energy
- 21.9%2021 · #101