El Salvador - Daten & Fakten

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 Saviour" (referring to Jesus Christ)
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent only: yes dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Regierungstyp
presidential republic
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 kmland:20,721 sq kmwater:320 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:74.7%(2011 est.)arable land:33.1%(2011 est.) / permanent crops:10.9%(2011 est.) / permanent pasture:30.7%(2011 est.)forest:13.6%(2011 est.)other:11.7%(2011 est.)
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Age structure
0-14 years:25.3%(male 802,813 /female 762,852)15-24 years:19.88%(male 619,550 /female 610,725)25-54 years:39.8%(male 1,143,226 /female 1,319,138)55-64 years:7.32%(male 198,513 /female 254,640)65 years and over:7.69%(male 208,817 /female 266,997)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
16.1 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
5.80
Languages
Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)
Life expectancy at birth
75.10
Major urban areas - population
1.107 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2018)
Median age
total:27.6 yearsmale:26.1 yearsfemale:29.1 years(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.8 years (2008 est.)
Net migration rate
-7.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 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
0.25%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.84 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization: 1.57% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
3.80
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
female: 12 years (2016)
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
2.30
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
14.90
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-2.5% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$51,170,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
3.60
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
10.1
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$8,000
Country Comparison :: Labor force
2,774,000
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
7.00
Labor force
2,774,000
Population below poverty line
32.7%(2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
7%(2017 est.)6.9%(2016 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total:10.1%male:8.8%female:12.2%(2017)
Country Comparison :: Public debt
67.90
Public debt
67.90
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
1.00
Country Comparison :: Exports
$4,662,000,000
Exports
$4,662,000,000
Exports - partners
US 45.7%, Honduras 13.9%, Guatemala 13.5%, Nicaragua 6.7%, Costa Rica 4.6% (2017)
Country Comparison :: Imports
$9,499,000,000
Imports
$9,499,000,000
Imports - partners
US 36.7%, Guatemala 10.5%, China 8.7%, Mexico 7.4%, Honduras 6.7% (2017)
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$10,280,000,000
Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$678,700,000
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$678.7 million(31 December 2017 est.)$976.3 million(31 December 2016 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$10,280,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
5,830,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
5,928,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
89,600,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
1,066,000,000
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
677,599
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
9,982,186
Country Comparison :: Internet users
1,785,254
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
442,727
Country Comparison :: Airports
68
Country Comparison :: Railways
13
Airports
68
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:442,727(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:7(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
0
Crude oil - imports
0 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
0 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
5,928,000,000
Electricity - exports
89,600,000
Electricity - imports
1,066,000,000
Electricity - production
5,830,000,000
Internet users
total: 1,785,254 (July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
0
Natural gas - imports
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Railways
total:13 km(2014)narrow gauge:12.5 km0.914-m gauge(2014)
Roadways
9,012
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:677,599(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:11(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
9,982,186
Waterways
(Rio Lempa River is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)
Disputes - international
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras boundary, in 1992, with final agreement 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 advocating Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
El Salvador
136 643 000 EUR
141 211 000 EUR
3.34 %
Bekleidung
El Salvador
88 000 EUR
163 000 EUR
85.23 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
15 973 000 EUR
15 586 000 EUR
-2.42 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
El Salvador
12 041 000 EUR
15 249 000 EUR
26.64 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
El Salvador
6 192 000 EUR
8 159 000 EUR
31.77 %
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
47 000 EUR
125 000 EUR
165.96 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
0 EUR
12 000 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
El Salvador
516 000 EUR
659 000 EUR
27.71 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
El Salvador
3 105 000 EUR
2 626 000 EUR
-15.43 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
El Salvador
6 461 000 EUR
7 414 000 EUR
14.75 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
El Salvador
76 000 EUR
74 000 EUR
-2.63 %
Kohle
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
El Salvador
681 000 EUR
1 042 000 EUR
53.01 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
El Salvador
6 713 000 EUR
7 469 000 EUR
11.26 %
Leder und Lederwaren
El Salvador
89 000 EUR
95 000 EUR
6.74 %
Maschinen
El Salvador
20 725 000 EUR
27 702 000 EUR
33.66 %
Metalle
El Salvador
3 268 000 EUR
4 843 000 EUR
48.19 %
Metallerzeugnisse
El Salvador
3 742 000 EUR
5 637 000 EUR
50.64 %
Möbel
El Salvador
52 000 EUR
266 000 EUR
411.54 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
El Salvador
4 578 000 EUR
4 844 000 EUR
5.81 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
El Salvador
6 198 000 EUR
4 708 000 EUR
-24.04 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
El Salvador
11 383 000 EUR
9 369 000 EUR
-17.69 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
El Salvador
28 151 000 EUR
15 683 000 EUR
-44.29 %
Sonstige Waren
El Salvador
6 136 000 EUR
9 070 000 EUR
47.82 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
El Salvador
66 000 EUR
66 000 EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
El Salvador
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
El Salvador
362 000 EUR
350 000 EUR
-3.31 %