International statistics Basic indicators: El Salvador

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201920,720
GDP, current prices bn US$202128.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$20214,345
GDP (annual change), constant prices %202110.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20213.5
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20214.9
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202124.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202159.9
Population 1,00020216,518.5
Population, female % of total202153.2
Population density inhab. per km22021315
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202126.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20218.8
Fertility rate, total births per woman20202.00
Life expectancy at birth - men years202068.7
Life expectancy at birth - women years202078.0
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.201829
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201712
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202011
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201827
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201828
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20182,967
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20193.4
Labour force participation rate %202156.7
Labour force 1,00020212,723
Self-employed persons %202137.9
Unemployment rate %20215.9
Youth unemployment rate %202113.7
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20214,140
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002018116.3
Agricultural land % of land area201957.7
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201942.5
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.1
Forest area % of land area201928.4
Import of goods, total bn US$202115.1
Export of goods, total bn US$20216.6
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2021195.4
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202148.4
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202129.5
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201921
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.83
Rail route length km2003547
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014646
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20201.05
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20201
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20180.2
Researchers per million inhabitants201871
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.201913.8
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2019161.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.201950.5
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20198.1
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.201960.6

As at 21 July 2022

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