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El Salvador
Last update: 2025-08-11
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$391 (2024)
Inflation rate
0.9% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.8% (2024)
Below the poverty line
26.6% (2022)
Gini coefficient
38.8 (2022)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
7.8%
Smoking men
1.7%
Smoking women
14.7%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
21041
Land area
20721
Water area
320
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
94.41%
iOS
5.52%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+503
Internet domain
.sv
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
14 (2022)
Internet user penetration
68% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
11% (2022)
General information
Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
ES
Capital
San Salvador
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
26.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.94
Beer
1.5
Wine
0.06
Spirits
1.37
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
6628702 (2024)
Male population
3172244
Female population
3456458
Population growth rate
0.34% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.9 (2024)
Urbanization
75.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B- (2017)
Moody's
B3 (2018)
Standard & Poors
B- (2018)
Age structure
0-14 years
25.3%
15-64 years
66.3%
65+ years
8.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
16.3
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-11