El Salvador

Country in Americas

In brief

Inflation: +0.3% (2025). World rank 163 of 180; in Americas, 31 of 33. Remittances received, share of GDP: 27.5% (2025). World rank 6 of 178; in Americas, 2 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.8 (2023). World rank 92 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 4 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $23.4B → $36.7B, GDP per person $3,790 → $5,767, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $7,934 → $14,101. Better than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Honduras): living on under $3 a day and Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $36.7B 2025
GDP per person: $5,767 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $14,101 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.9% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $5,410 2025
Inflation: +0.3% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 41 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 4.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 24.5% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 58.9% 2025
Unemployment: 3.3% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 7.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 49.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 32% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 56.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -3.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 27.5% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 21.8% 2024
Currency: US Dollar (USD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 39.8 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 4.6% 2023