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El Salvador

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$18,951
GDP (2031)
$52.2B
GDP growth (2031)
3.0% →
Inflation (2031)
1.8% →
Unemployment (2031)
4.8% →
Population (2031)
6.7M
Population growth (2031)
0.7% →
Gini index (2023)
39.8
Government debt (2031)
74.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$763.7M
Life expectancy (2024)
72.3 yrs
Health spending (2023)
9.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
66.5%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
176.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
88.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
1.00/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$4.8B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
74.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$763.7M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2023)
0.40
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
1.14/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
21.8% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
58.9% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
47.8
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
11.6
ICT service exports (2025)
7.3%
Goods and services tax (2024)
13.7%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $52.2B $18,951 3.0% 1.8% 4.8% 6.7M - 74.4% -1.3% - - - - -
2030 * $49.6B $18,106 3.0% 1.8% 4.8% 6.6M - 76.6% -1.3% - - - - -
2029 * $47.1B $17,319 3.0% 1.8% 4.7% 6.6M - 78.4% -1.3% - - - - -
2028 * $44.6B $16,516 3.0% 1.8% 4.5% 6.5M - 80.3% -1.3% - - - - -
2027 * $42.1B $15,718 3.0% 2.0% 4.4% 6.5M - 82.2% -1.9% - - - - -
2026 * $39.8B $14,963 3.3% 2.5% 4.3% 6.4M - 84.5% -3.3% - - - - -
2025 $37.3B $14,101 3.7% 0.3% 4.2% 6.4M - 87.2% -3.9% $763.7M - - - 1.00
2024 $35.4B $13,258 2.6% 0.9% 4.7% 6.3M - 87.4% -1.8% $1.1B 72.3 - 66.5% 1.00
2023 $33.9B $12,667 3.5% 4.0% 5.2% 6.3M 39.8 85.0% -1.1% $778.3M 72.1 9.3% 62.6% 1.00
2022 $31.9B $11,874 3.0% 7.2% 5.0% 6.3M 38.8 83.7% -6.7% $26.2M 72.0 9.8% 60.1% 1.00
2021 $29.0B $10,810 11.9% 3.5% 6.3% 6.3M 39.0 88.0% -4.3% $800.4M 69.9 10.1% 57.3% 1.00
2020 $24.9B $9,393 -7.9% -0.4% 7.0% 6.2M - 95.4% 1.1% $386.5M 70.2 9.0% 54.6% 1.00
2019 $26.9B $9,757 2.4% 0.1% 6.5% 6.2M 38.8 77.9% -0.4% $696.3M 71.7 8.8% 50.5% 1.00
2018 $26.0B $9,204 2.4% 1.1% 6.5% 6.2M 38.6 77.0% -3.3% $412.7M 71.4 8.3% 43.8% 1.00
2017 $25.0B $8,965 2.3% 1.0% 7.2% 6.2M 38.0 77.1% -1.9% $503.8M 71.0 8.4% 33.8% 1.00
2016 $24.2B $8,456 2.5% 0.6% 7.1% 6.2M 40.0 75.2% -2.3% $479.5M 70.9 8.7% 29.0% 1.00
2015 $23.4B $7,934 2.4% -0.7% 7.1% 6.2M 40.6 73.5% -3.2% $494.5M 71.0 8.8% 26.8% 1.00
2014 $22.6B $7,504 1.7% 1.1% 7.1% 6.2M 41.6 71.8% -5.4% $506.3M 71.1 8.6% 24.8% 1.00
2013 $22.0B $7,093 2.2% 0.8% 6.0% 6.1M 43.4 69.7% -6.9% $245.2M 71.2 9.1% 23.1% 1.00
2012 $21.4B $6,708 2.8% 1.7% 6.2% 6.1M 41.8 70.0% -5.8% $430.1M 71.4 8.6% 20.3% 1.00
2011 $20.3B $6,594 3.8% 5.1% 6.7% 6.1M 42.3 65.6% -5.5% $122.5M 71.2 8.9% 18.9% 1.00
2010 $18.4B $6,246 2.1% 1.2% 7.1% 6.1M 43.5 66.8% -2.9% -$113.2M 70.9 8.9% 15.9% 1.00
2009 $17.6B $6,061 -2.1% 0.5% 7.4% 6.0M 45.8 65.8% -1.8% $368.7M 70.4 8.8% 12.1% 1.00
2008 $18.0B $6,173 2.1% 7.3% 6.0% 6.0M 46.9 54.2% -8.5% $903.1M 70.1 8.5% 10.1% 1.00
2007 $17.0B $5,948 1.9% 4.6% 6.4% 6.0M 45.2 52.2% -7.2% $1.6B 69.8 8.5% 6.1% 1.00
2006 $16.0B $5,693 4.3% 4.0% 6.7% 6.0M 45.7 52.6% -4.8% $241.1M 69.6 8.7% 5.5% 1.00
2005 $14.7B $5,290 2.7% 4.7% 7.3% 6.0M 48.5 46.3% -4.2% $511.1M 69.3 9.2% 4.2% 1.00
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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