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El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
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Population
6.03M
Capital
San Salvador
Area
21,041 km²
Currency
USD
United States dollar
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$35.36B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$5,580
as of 2024
Population
6.34M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.5%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
0.9%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
3.3%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
66.5%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
72.30
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
9.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.3%
as of 2024
Urban population (% of total)
75.1%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.77
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
84.7%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
20,720
as of 2023
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About El Salvador
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currencies
- United States dollar (USD)
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Demonym
- Salvadoran
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- SV · SLV
- Map
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