Land covered by forest
33.0%% of land area
#113 of 2132024
104% of world average
SERIAL · 222North America
El Salvador
CapitalSan Salvador
CurrencyUSD · Bitcoin
LanguageSpanish
Area21,040 km²
Since1841
ISOSLV · SV
Population
6.4Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Nayib Bukele
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central America
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a sovereign nation in Central America. Situated along the Pacific coast, it is bounded by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the northeast. The country's political, economic, and cultural center is its capital and largest municipality, San Salvador. As of 2024, El Salvador's population was estimated at approximately 6 million inhabitants.
Text: Wikipedia — El SalvadorCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-31
— FACTS —
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Currency
- Bitcoin (USD)
- Official language
- Spanish
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +503
- Licence plate code
- ES
- Top-level domain
- .sv
- Independence / founding
- 02 Feb 1841
- Highest point
- Cerro El Pital (2,730 m)
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- National anthem of El Salvador
— LAND —
Forest area
6,848km²
#136 of 2132025
4% of world average
Agricultural land
57.3%% of land area
#45 of 2092024
154% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
34.8%% of land area
#21 of 2062024
250% of world average
Land area
21,040km²
#150 of 2152024
3% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
6.4Mpeople
#112 of 2162025
17% of world average
Population growth
0.4%% per year
#146 of 2162025
44% of world average
Population density
306people per km²
#39 of 2152024
67% of world average
People living in cities
75.5%% of population
#72 of 2162025
119% of world average
Urban population growth
1.0%% per year
#122 of 2162025
68% of world average
People living rurally
24.5%% of population
#145 of 2162025
67% of world average
Population aged 0-14
24.4%% of population
#98 of 2162025
97% of world average
Population aged 15-64
67.3%% of population
#59 of 2162025
105% of world average
Population aged 65+
8.3%% of population
#114 of 2162025
77% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
48.6%% of working-age population
#158 of 2162025
85% of world average
Female population
52.5%% of population
#18 of 2162025
105% of world average
Births per woman
1.77births per woman
#121 of 2162024
75% of world average
Birth rate
15.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#101 of 2162024
91% of world average
Death rate
7.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#103 of 2162024
97% of world average
Net migration
-23,934people (5-year total)
#175 of 2162025
-21736% of world average
Migrants living in the country
0.7%% of population
#182 of 2152024
5% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$36.71Bcurrent US$
#110 of 2112025
7% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$89.76Bcurrent int'l $
#106 of 1992025
9% of world average
GDP per person
$5,767current US$
#134 of 2112025
24% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$14,101current int'l $
#126 of 1992025
42% of world average
GDP growth
3.9%% per year
#81 of 2102025
116% of world average
GDP per person growth
3.5%% per year
#69 of 2102025
146% of world average
Gross national income
$34.21Bcurrent US$
#110 of 2042025
6% of world average
Gross national income per person
$5,410current US$
#127 of 2032025
27% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$13,140current int'l $
#126 of 1972025
41% of world average
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Inflation
0.3%% per year
#19 of 1902025
3% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
1.3%% per year
#43 of 2092025
18% of world average
Government debt
107.3%% of GDP
#57 of 632024
180% of world average
Government revenue
27.3%% of GDP
#62 of 1492024
104% of world average
Government spending
27.9%% of GDP
#64 of 1492023
101% of world average
Government consumption
16.4%% of GDP
#91 of 1812025
94% of world average
Household consumption
81.3%% of GDP
#31 of 1812025
126% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
26.3%% of GDP
#58 of 1782025
113% of world average
Fixed investment
27.2%% of GDP
#38 of 1732025
122% of world average
Gross savings
22.8%% of GDP
#84 of 1682025
104% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$763.7Mcurrent US$
#106 of 2012025
9% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
2.1%% of GDP
#100 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.9%% of GDP
#56 of 1792025
40% of world average
Current account balance
-3.5%% of GDP
#121 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$4.82Bcurrent US$
#107 of 1772025
5% of world average
External debt
$24.96Bcurrent US$
#77 of 1212024
32% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
39.80-100
#111 of 1472023
112% of world average
People below the poverty line
4.6%% of population
#92 of 1472023
36% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
29.7%%
#101 of 1472023
107% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.9%%
#124 of 1472023
68% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$10.10Bcurrent US$
#25 of 1862025
196% of world average
Foreign aid received
1.6%% of GNI
#79 of 1372023
26% of world average
Exchange rate
1local currency per US$
#160 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
4.4%% of GDP
#112 of 1992025
44% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
24.5%% of GDP
#93 of 2022025
100% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
12.7%% of GDP
#71 of 1952025
115% of world average
Services' share of the economy
58.9%% of GDP
#96 of 2022025
102% of world average
3 of 39 figures unavailable for El Salvador.
— TRADE —
Exports
32.0%% of GDP
#106 of 1872025
74% of world average
Imports
56.1%% of GDP
#62 of 1872025
113% of world average
Trade balance
-24.1%% of GDP
#159 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
66.1%% of GDP
#73 of 2052025
102% of world average
Goods exported
$6.43Bcurrent US$
#120 of 2072025
5% of world average
Goods imported
$17.85Bcurrent US$
#92 of 2072025
14% of world average
Services exported
$6.21Bcurrent US$
#89 of 1912025
13% of world average
Services imported
$3.94Bcurrent US$
#100 of 1912025
9% of world average
Goods and services exported
$11.76Bcurrent US$
#106 of 1912025
7% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$20.60Bcurrent US$
#94 of 1912025
12% of world average
High-tech share of exports
5.6%% of manufactured exports
#94 of 1792024
46% of world average
Terms of trade
94.8index
#148 of 2062024
90% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
72.3 yrsyears
#134 of 2162024
98% of world average
Life expectancy, women
76.5 yrsyears
#125 of 2162024
100% of world average
Life expectancy, men
67.8 yrsyears
#149 of 2162024
95% of world average
Infant deaths
8.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#77 of 1962024
47% of world average
Deaths under age 5
10.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#77 of 1962024
41% of world average
Maternal deaths
39per 100,000 live births
#90 of 1942023
34% of world average
Health spending
9.3%% of GDP
#40 of 1932023
136% of world average
Health spending per person
$501current US$
#92 of 1932023
34% of world average
Physicians
1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#99 of 1872023
77% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#130 of 1962022
46% of world average
Hospital beds
1.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#117 of 1572023
41% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
91.6%% of population
#150 of 2142024
101% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
88.0%% of population
#132 of 2132024
109% of world average
Suicide rate
7.63per 100,000 people
#97 of 1852021
89% of world average
Adults who smoke
8.2%% of adults
#21 of 1662024
41% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.4%% aged 15-49
#73 of 1532024
29% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
116per 100,000 people
#150 of 2082024
117% of world average
Undernourishment
5.3%% of population
#94 of 1682024
53% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
96.0%% of children 12-23 months
#46 of 1932024
112% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
3.3%% of GDP
#131 of 1902024
77% of world average
Education spending
15.9%% of government spending
#50 of 1892025
117% of world average
Adult literacy
89.8%% aged 15+
#65 of 1192024
107% of world average
Youth literacy
98.2%% aged 15-24
#56 of 1262024
108% of world average
Primary school enrolment
89.9%% gross
#171 of 2002024
89% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
62.1%% gross
#153 of 1882024
71% of world average
University enrolment
32.8%% gross
#108 of 1672024
66% of world average
Primary school completion
82.6%% of relevant age group
#139 of 1802024
92% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
26.9pupils per teacher
#119 of 1602018
121% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
15.0 yrsyears
#3 of 1972025
149% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
3.3%% of labour force
#51 of 1862025
48% of world average
Youth unemployment
7.8%% of labour force aged 15-24
#47 of 1862025
50% of world average
Labour force participation
62.1%% aged 15+
#89 of 1862025
103% of world average
Women in the labour force
49.1%% of women aged 15+
#121 of 1862025
96% of world average
Men in the labour force
77.3%% of men aged 15+
#36 of 1862025
111% of world average
Labour force
3.0Mpeople
#109 of 1862025
15% of world average
Working in agriculture
13.9%% of employment
#98 of 1862025
63% of world average
Working in industry
23.1%% of employment
#55 of 1862025
118% of world average
Working in services
63.0%% of employment
#86 of 1862025
108% of world average
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Self-employed
35.7%% of employment
#88 of 1862025
92% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
77.3%% of labour force
#98 of 1712024
102% of world average
Employed
60.1%% aged 15+
#73 of 1862025
106% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
66.5%% of population
#142 of 2072024
93% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
177per 100 people
#14 of 2102024
152% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
12.5per 100 people
#109 of 2082024
69% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
14per 100 people
#86 of 2132024
94% of world average
Access to electricity
98.7%% of population
#137 of 2142024
111% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
95.0%% of population
#85 of 1892024
136% of world average
Electricity used per person
1,208kWh per person
#105 of 1492024
29% of world average
Energy used per person
787kg oil equivalent per person
#104 of 1492024
35% of world average
Air passengers carried
3.3Mpassengers
#71 of 1652023
13% of world average
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Air freight
27.8million tonne-km
#77 of 1632023
2% of world average
Rail network
547route-km
not enough data to rank2003
5% of world average
Rail passengers
4.5million passenger-km
not enough data to rank1996
0% of world average
Container port traffic
255,017TEU
#103 of 1672024
5% of world average
Research and development spending
0.1%% of GDP
#107 of 1272023
10% of world average
Patent applications by residents
6count
#127 of 1422024
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
64.6count
#148 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
707,000count
#109 of 1942020
14% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$755.0Mcurrent US$
#82 of 1752020
20% of world average
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
1.51tonnes per person
#78 of 2032024
33% of world average
Carbon emissions
9.54Mt CO2
#92 of 2032024
5% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
14.8Mt CO2-equivalent
#75 of 2032024
6% of world average
Protected land
8.3%% of land area
#165 of 2132025
44% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.8%% of territorial waters
#106 of 1742025
8% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
12.4%% of internal resources
#100 of 1772022
10% of world average
Renewable water available per person
2,489m³ per person
#92 of 1832022
18% of world average
Renewable energy use
21.9%% of final energy consumption
#99 of 2122021
75% of world average
Electricity from renewables
95.6%% of total
#7 of 2062021
276% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
31.1%% of total
#39 of 2092024
52% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
62.1%% of energy use
#40 of 1432024
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
1.3%% of GDP
#105 of 1562025
60% of world average
Military spending
$490.0Mcurrent US$
#109 of 1602025
3% of world average
Military spending
4.4%% of government spending
#107 of 1532025
59% of world average
Armed forces personnel
42,000people
#77 of 1702020
26% of world average
Armed forces
1.6%% of labour force
#37 of 1682020
129% of world average
Tax revenue
21.8%% of GDP
#39 of 1492024
130% of world average
Homicides
7.9per 100,000 people
#120 of 1582022
101% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
Exports toas of 2025
- United States$2.11B
- Guatemala$1.26B
- Honduras$1.08B
- Nicaragua$586.1M
- Costa Rica$286.3M
- Mexico$251.9M
- Panama$123.5M
- Dominican Republic$109.8M
▸ ISSUE 7 MORE
- Spain$71.6M
- Belgium$54.8M
- People's Republic of China$50.0M
- Italy$45.4M
- Other$45.1M
- Canada$34.4M
- South Korea$26.5M
Imports fromas of 2025
- United States$4.69B
- People's Republic of China$3.57B
- Guatemala$1.66B
- Mexico$1.44B
- Honduras$728.7M
- Nicaragua$558.1M
- Costa Rica$472.4M
- South Korea$378.2M
▸ ISSUE 7 MORE
- Japan$347.2M
- Brazil$313.2M
- Colombia$277.4M
- Germany$273.7M
- India$270.9M
- Spain$248.1M
- Vietnam$219.5M
Trade balance, 2025-$11.42B
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
National anthem of El SalvadorAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--San Salvador · approx. UTC-6
Landmarks
Joya de CerénImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Nayib BukelePresident of El Salvador since 2019
Óscar RomeroSalvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980)
Mauricio FunesPresident of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
Salvador Sánchez Cerénpresident of El Salvador (2014–2019)
Antonio SacaSalvadoran politician
Claribel AlegríaNicaraguan writer (1924-2018)
Francisco MorazánPresident of Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)
Maximiliano Hernández Martínezpresident of El Salvador (1882–1966)
José Napoleón DuartePresident of El Salvador (1925-1990)
Alfredo CristianiPresident of El Salvador
Joel AguilarSalvadoran football referee
Jaime Rodríguez JiménezSalvadoran footballer
History
02 Feb 1841El Salvador founded as a sovereign state
24 Oct 1945Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population6.4M2025
GDP$36.71B2025
GDP per person$5,7672025