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El Salvador

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · Capital: San Salvador

Population

6.4m

2025 · #112 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$5,767

2025 · #133 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

3.9%

2025 · #80 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

0.3%

2025 · #163 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

107.3%

2024 · #4 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

21.8%

2024 · #37 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

0.4%

2025 · #146 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

72.3

2024 · #135 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

1.8

2024 · #121 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

75.5%

2025 · #72 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

3.3%

2025 · #136 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

7.8%

2025 · #140 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

62.1%

2025 · #89 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

7.9

2022 · #35 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

8.8

2024 · #120 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

9.3%

2023 · #40 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

3.3%

2024 · #116 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

1.5

2024 · #126 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

21.9%

2021 · #99 of 212

Source: World Bank