International statistics Basic indicators: El Salvador

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202220,720
GDP, current prices bn US$202435.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$20245,527
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20242.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.0
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20234.6
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202325.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202359.8
Population 1,00020236,309.6
Population, female % of total202352.5
Population density inhab. per km22022303
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202325.2
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20238.0
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.78
Life expectancy at birth - men years202367.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202376.3
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202216
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202112
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20239
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202327
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202324
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20233,179
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20233.2
Labour force participation rate %202460.6
Labour force 1,00020242,890
Self-employed persons %202336.3
Unemployment rate %20242.8
Youth unemployment rate %20246.7
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202321.3
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20234,960
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015112.7
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002015112.7
Agricultural land % of land area202257.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202242.5
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.2
Forest area % of land area202227.7
Import of goods, total bn US$202315.6
Export of goods, total bn US$20236.5
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023234.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202346.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202331.1
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201921
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.83
Rail route length km2003547
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022769
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20231.27
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20231
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.1
Researchers per million inhabitants202258
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202313.9
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023179.7
Internet users per 100 inhab.202367.7
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202311.6
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202372.9

As at 22 May 2025

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