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El Salvador

SV

San Salvador · pop. 6M · Spanish · United States dollar

Trajectories

economic complexity

#60

A major climb in export sophistication, from #80 in 1995.

2024 · 0.35

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.15
1996low−0.27−0.12 pts
1997−0.24+0.03 pts
1998−0.07+0.18 pts
1999−0.05+0.01 pts
2000−0.17−0.12 pts
2001−0.09+0.08 pts
2002−0.20−0.11 pts
2003−0.22−0.02 pts
2004−0.11+0.12 pts
2005−0.13−0.03 pts
2006−0.01+0.12 pts
2007−0.10−0.09 pts
2008−0.04+0.06 pts
2009−0.13−0.09 pts
2010−0.04+0.08 pts
2011−0.20−0.16 pts
20120.03+0.23 pts
20130.02−0.01 pts
20140.04+0.03 pts
20150.02−0.03 pts
20160.10+0.08 pts
20170.16+0.07 pts
20180.16−0.01 pts
20190.03−0.13 pts
20200.030 pts
20210.08+0.05 pts
20220.06−0.02 pts
20230.09+0.03 pts
2024latest0.35+0.26 pts

economic momentum

$5,580

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $5,580

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$892
1991$956+7.1%
1992$1,041+8.9%
1993$1,180+13.4%
1994$1,344+13.9%
1995$1,548+15.2%
1996$1,651+6.6%
1997$1,749+5.9%
1998$1,860+6.3%
1999$1,908+2.6%
2000$1,983+3.9%
2001$2,058+3.8%
2002$2,115+2.8%
2003$2,208+4.4%
2004$2,286+3.5%
2005$2,447+7.1%
2006$2,666+8.9%
2007$2,831+6.2%
2008$2,983+5.4%
2009$2,910−2.4%
2010$3,040+4.5%
2011$3,331+9.6%
2012$3,498+5.0%
2013$3,582+2.4%
2014$3,666+2.3%
2015$3,790+3.4%
2016$3,901+2.9%
2017$4,020+3.0%
2018$4,184+4.1%
2019$4,320+3.3%
2020$3,997−7.5%
2021$4,643+16.1%
2022$5,075+9.3%
2023$5,365+5.7%
2024latest$5,580+4.0%

prices

0.9%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 0.9%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990high24.0%
199114.4%−9.60 pts
199211.2%−3.19 pts
199318.5%+7.29 pts
199410.6%−7.92 pts
199510.0%−0.56 pts
19969.8%−0.24 pts
19974.5%−5.30 pts
19982.5%−1.94 pts
19990.5%−2.03 pts
20002.3%+1.76 pts
20013.8%+1.48 pts
20021.9%−1.89 pts
20032.1%+0.25 pts
20044.5%+2.33 pts
20054.7%+0.24 pts
20064.0%−0.65 pts
20074.6%+0.54 pts
20086.7%+2.13 pts
20091.1%−5.65 pts
20101.2%+0.12 pts
20115.1%+3.95 pts
20121.7%−3.40 pts
20130.8%−0.97 pts
20141.1%+0.38 pts
2015low−0.7%−1.87 pts
20160.6%+1.34 pts
20171.0%+0.41 pts
20181.1%+0.08 pts
20190.1%−1.02 pts
2020−0.4%−0.45 pts
20213.5%+3.84 pts
20227.2%+3.73 pts
20234.0%−3.15 pts
2024latest0.9%−3.19 pts

demographic curve

1.8 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 5.1 in 1980.

2024 · 1.8

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.6
19616.6+0.4%
19626.7+0.5%
1963high6.7+0.2%
19646.7−0.1%
19656.6−0.7%
19666.6−1.1%
19676.5−1.2%
19686.4−1.6%
19696.3−1.7%
19706.2−1.6%
19716.1−0.8%
19726.0−1.6%
19735.9−1.7%
19745.8−1.8%
19755.7−2.0%
19765.6−2.0%
19775.5−2.1%
19785.4−2.1%
19795.2−2.3%
19805.1−2.4%
19815.0−2.4%
19824.8−3.2%
19834.7−3.6%
19844.5−3.7%
19854.3−3.6%
19864.2−2.8%
19874.2−0.5%
19884.1−1.7%
19894.0−1.7%
19904.0−1.7%
19913.9−1.9%
19923.8−2.2%
19933.7−2.9%
19943.6−2.1%
19953.6−1.2%
19963.5−2.4%
19973.4−3.0%
19983.3−1.0%
19993.2−3.7%
20003.1−4.4%
20012.9−4.7%
20022.8−5.3%
20032.6−5.0%
20042.5−4.6%
20052.4−3.0%
20062.4−1.8%
20072.4−1.7%
20082.3−2.7%
20092.3−1.3%
20102.2−1.0%
20112.2−0.7%
20122.2−1.7%
20132.2−1.5%
20142.1−1.3%
20152.1−2.8%
20162.0−4.9%
20171.9−3.5%
20181.8−2.5%
20191.8−0.6%
20201.8−1.0%
20211.8−0.9%
20221.8−1.0%
20231.8−0.6%
2024latest1.8−0.4%

Metrics

  1. population
    6M
    113 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $34B
    103 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $5,365
    97 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $455M
    98 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.3%
    91 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    21K km²
    154 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    286 /km²
    19 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    72.1 yr
    102 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    68%
    108 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    1.5 t
    103 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    76%
    48 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.8
    95 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.7%
    136 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    27.5%
    3 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    101 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    55
    102 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    65
    143 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    5%
    81 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    40
    105 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    8%
    43 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    90%
    55 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.09
    137 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    30
    116 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    30.5
    68 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.678
    109 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data

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