El Salvador Economic Indicators
Latest economic indicators and statistics for El Salvador.
| Indicator | Current Value | Previous Value | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $35.36B | $33.85B | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 2.6% | 3.54% | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita | $4,585.23 | $4,489.18 | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita PPP | $11,669.08 | $11,424.65 | Yearly | 2024 |
| R&D Expenditure (% GDP) | 0.14% | 0.16% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Real GDP | $29.06B | $28.33B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Inflation Rate | 0.85% | 4.05% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate | 2.84% | 2.99% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Rate | 46.7% | 46.62% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Exports | $6.45B | $6.5B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Imports | $15.97B | $15.65B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Exports (% GDP) | 32.76% | 31.4% | Yearly | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 2.61% | 1.9% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Imports (% GDP) | 51.9% | 50.32% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) | -$6.77B | -$6.41B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Tariff Rate | 3.09% | 3.28% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Trade (% GDP) | 84.66% | 81.71% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Interest Rate | 5.2% | 5.3% | Daily | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Private Credit (% GDP) | 62.49% | 61.9% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 90% | 90% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Gini Index | 39.8 points | 38.8 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Happiness Index | 6.49 points | 6.47 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Homicide Rate | 18.17 | 21.31 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Population | 6.34M | 6.31M | Yearly | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate | 4.6% | 5.2% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Primary Enrollment Rate | 91.05% | 89.33% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 57.71% | 57.71% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Annual CO2 Emissions | 8.23M tonnes | 7.8M tonnes | Yearly | 2023 |
| Forest Area (%) | 27.75% | 27.96% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Corruption Control | -0.56 points | -0.64 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Political stability index | 0 points | -0.35 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 9.2 | 9.5 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 72.1 | 71.97 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.55 | 2.91 | Yearly | 2022 |
| Electricity Access | 98.3% | 100% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 67.7% | 65.5% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Travel Earnings | $755M | $1.66B | Yearly | 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals | 707,000 | 2.64M | Yearly | 2020 |