El Salvador - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
El Salvador
141 072 000 EUR
150 404 000 EUR
6.62 %
Bekleidung
El Salvador
162 000 EUR
186 000 EUR
14.81 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
15 583 000 EUR
17 487 000 EUR
12.22 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
El Salvador
15 249 000 EUR
18 517 000 EUR
21.43 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
El Salvador
8 159 000 EUR
11 344 000 EUR
39.04 %
Energieversorgung
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
El Salvador
125 000 EUR
56 000 EUR
-55.20 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
12 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Getränke
El Salvador
659 000 EUR
686 000 EUR
4.10 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
El Salvador
2 626 000 EUR
3 356 000 EUR
27.80 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
El Salvador
7 410 000 EUR
7 180 000 EUR
-3.10 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
El Salvador
74 000 EUR
111 000 EUR
50.00 %
Kohle
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
El Salvador
1 042 000 EUR
1 134 000 EUR
8.83 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
El Salvador
7 469 000 EUR
9 206 000 EUR
23.26 %
Leder und Lederwaren
El Salvador
95 000 EUR
124 000 EUR
30.53 %
Maschinen
El Salvador
27 702 000 EUR
34 053 000 EUR
22.93 %
Metalle
El Salvador
4 840 000 EUR
3 818 000 EUR
-21.12 %
Metallerzeugnisse
El Salvador
5 538 000 EUR
6 850 000 EUR
23.69 %
Möbel
El Salvador
266 000 EUR
124 000 EUR
-53.38 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
El Salvador
4 844 000 EUR
5 057 000 EUR
4.40 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
El Salvador
4 708 000 EUR
3 993 000 EUR
-15.19 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
9 369 000 EUR
6 283 000 EUR
-32.94 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
El Salvador
15 654 000 EUR
7 226 000 EUR
-53.84 %
Sonstige Waren
El Salvador
9 070 000 EUR
13 097 000 EUR
44.40 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
El Salvador
66 000 EUR
181 000 EUR
174.24 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
El Salvador
350 000 EUR
335 000 EUR
-4.29 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: El Salvador El Salvador
Capital
name: San Salvador

geographic coordinates: 13 42 N, 89 12 W

time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Spanish for "Holy Savior" (referring to Jesus Christ)
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 21,041 sq km

land: 20,721 sq km

water: 320 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 74.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 33.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 10.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 30.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 13.6% (2018 est.)

other: 11.7% (2018 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.4% (male 857,304/female 819,670)

15-64 years: 66.39% (male 2,072,784/female 2,310,573)

65 years and over: 8.21% (2023 est.) (male 232,684/female 309,355)
Birth rate
17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 72.2 years

female: 79.3 years
Major urban areas - population
1.116 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 29.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 27.7 years

female: 30.7 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.8 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29
Net migration rate
-7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador
Population growth rate
0.46% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.04 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 75.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.33% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-2.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
9.47% (2021 est.)
Labor force
2.658 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
22.8% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.94% (2021 est.)

6.25% (2020 est.)

4.17% (2019 est.)

note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
Public debt
71.41% of GDP (2020 est.)

53.88% of GDP (2019 est.)

52.21% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.47% (2021 est.)

-0.37% (2020 est.)

0.08% (2019 est.)
Exports
$8.491 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.295 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$8.057 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United States 40%, Guatemala 15%, Honduras 15%, Nicaragua 6% (2019)
Imports
$15.754 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$10.764 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$12.469 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
United States 30%, China 14%, Guatemala 13%, Mexico 8%, Honduras 6% (2019)
Airports
68 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 586,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 3.969 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 63% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 12.5 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 12.5 km (2014) 0.914-mm gauge
Roadways
total: 9,012 km (2017)

paved: 5,341 km (2017)

unpaved: 3,671 km (2017)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 856,090 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 11,071,073 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 175 (2021 est.)
Waterways
422 km (2022) (Rio Lempa River is partially navigable by small craft)
Disputes - international

El Salvador-Honduras: International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca.