Get Listed
profile banner

El Salvador

Last update: 2026-04-03

El Salvador Geographical location

El Salvador 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)

El Salvador Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
7.8%
Smoking men
1.7%
Smoking women
14.7%
Current as of
2025

El Salvador Area (sq. km)

Total area
21041
Land area
20721
Water area
320

El Salvador Popular payment systems

El Salvador Popular social networks and messengers

El Salvador Age structure

0-14 years
25.3%
15-64 years
66.3%
65+ years
8.4%
Current as of
2024

El Salvador Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
16.3
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2023

El Salvador General Info

Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
SV
Capital
San Salvador
Official language
Spanish

El Salvador Average consumer spendings

Food products
26.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.5%
Current as of
2023

El Salvador 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

El Salvador 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)

El Salvador Credit ratings

Fitch
B- (2017)
Moody's
B3 (2018)
Standard & Poor's
B- (2018)

El Salvador Age-sex pyramid

El Salvador Phone operating systems

Android
94.41%
iOS
5.52%
Current as of
2025

El Salvador 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)

Last update: 2026-04-03

Other countries

We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website and improve your user experience. By continuing to use our site, you agree to their use.