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El Salvador

El Salvador ( ; Spanish: [el salβaˈðoɾ] , meaning "The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2023 was estimated to be 6.5 million.Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the Spanish, which included the territory that would become El Salvador until its independence from Spain in 1821. It was forcibly incorporated into the First Mexican Empire, then seceded, joining the Federal ... [More]
  • Last : 64,587.71
  • High : 68,074.28
  • Low : 63,742.20
  • Max Fluctuation : 863.43
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.65%
  • Open : 67,585.14
  • Time : 11:24:22
  • Yesterday : 67,339.34
  • Change % : 4.26%
  • Change : 2,751.63
  • Last : 2,155.01 (SVC)
  • High : 2,162.78
  • Low : 2,154.31
  • Max Fluctuation : 2.53
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.01%
  • Open : 2,160.44
  • Time : 11:25:01
  • Yesterday : 2,160.44
  • Change % : 0.25%
  • Change : 5.43
  • Last : 82.1 (SVC)
  • High : 82.22
  • Low : 81.93
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.07
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.01%
  • Open : 82.21
  • Time : 11:24:45
  • Yesterday : 82.23
  • Change % : 0.16%
  • Change : 0.13
  • Last : 0.9175 (SVC)
  • High : 0.9181
  • Low : 0.9175
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : -
  • Time : 18 Mar
  • Yesterday : 0.9175
  • Change % : 0%
  • Change : 0

El Salvador Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/SVC Ask 8.9737 - 8.9737 8.9737 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:06
EUR/SVC Ask 9.772 - 9.772 9.814 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/15 Time 16:31
GBP/SVC Ask 11.0001 - 11.0001 11.0001 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
SVC/GBP Ask 0.0908 - 0.0903 0.0908 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/31 Time 16:04
SVC/USD Ask 0.1143 - 0.1142 0.1143 0.00 0.00% 2022/05/27 Time 15:59

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-725 -931 -800 -14.62
CPI Housing Utilities
144 85.46 144 209
CPI Transportation
117 94.18 115 123
Capital Flows
-346 -703 -90.04 925
Changes in Inventories
-24.05 -193 132 510
Competitiveness Index
52.57 19 Dec 52.82 Points
Competitiveness Rank
103 19 Dec 98
Consumer Price Index CPI
130 48.44 130 130
Consumer Spending
28088 12598 24795 28088
Core Consumer Prices
117 100 117 117
Core Inflation Rate
0.6 -1.36 0.86 5.26
Coronavirus Cases
201785 0 190818 201785
Coronavirus Deaths
4165 0 4164 4165
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
178 0 176 178
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
11289175 0 11127982 11289175
Corporate Tax Rate
30 30 30 30
Corruption Index
31 31 33 42
Corruption Rank
126 43 116 126
Credit Rating
16 23 Jul
Currency
103 70.7 103 165
Current Account
-190 -1130 -46.71 235
Current Account to GDP
-8.3 -8.5 -5.1 0.8
Ease of Doing Business
91 19 Dec 85
Employed Persons
2845750 2173963 2746860 2917617
Employment Rate
47.34 40.4 46.36 47.34
Exports
531 47.71 449 720
External Debt
20852 7621 20990 21280
External Debt to GDP
41 28.5 44.6 47.1
Fiscal Expenditure
7238 22 Dec 7454 USD Million
Food Inflation
2.15 -5.57 3.61 14.5
Foreign Direct Investment
142 -276 -51.35 715
Foreign Exchange Reserves
2701 1462 2761 4861
GDP
32.49 0.63 29.45 32.49
GDP Annual Growth Rate
3.6 -19.76 3 26.46
GDP Constant Prices
8581 1070 8608 8608
GDP From Agriculture
433 169 468 468
GDP From Construction
507 36.4 556 556
GDP From Manufacturing
1189 587 1211 1331
GDP From Mining
16.14 6.16 24.5 33.47
GDP From Public Administration
776 86.3 723 849
GDP From Services
881 395 932 965
GDP From Transport
349 84.1 368 377
GDP From Utilities
308 8.9 293 308
GDP Growth Rate
0.66 -18.83 1.2 14.26
GDP per capita
4277 2295 4183 4277
GDP per capita PPP
9396 5177 9190 9396
Gasoline Prices
1.06 0.46 1.09 1.26
Gold Reserves
1.37 1.37 1.37 14.59
Government Budget
-1.81 -9.1 -4.81 3.3
Government Budget Value
-587 22 Dec -1417 USD Million
Government Debt to GDP
78.03 36.23 82.69 90.76
Government Revenues
6651 22 Dec 6038 USD Million
Government Spending
5647 21 Dec 4864 USD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
6511 2474 5935 6511
IP Addresses
185509 17 Mar 197773 IP
Imports
1256 90.99 1249 1613
Industrial Production
-2.32 -32.46 -0.45 52.64
Inflation Rate
0.8 -2.25 1.21 12.2
Inflation Rate Mom
0.19 -3.31 0.33 2.97
Interest Rate
5.42 1.68 5.43 8.8
Internet Speed
3029 17 Mar 2833 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
61.7 52.4 61.4 63.6
Leading Economic Index
5.09 -21.86 1.48 28.87
Loans to Private Sector
17507 5160 17507 17507
Military Expenditure
422 22 Dec 352 USD Million
Minimum Wages
365 155 365 365
Money Supply M0
1.6 1.5 1.6 385
Money Supply M1
4896 1040 5006 5364
Money Supply M2
18390 6342 18406 18406
Money Supply M3
19735 7224 19534 19735
Personal Income Tax Rate
30 30 30 30
Population
6.34 2.18 6.31 6.34
Private Sector Credit
18695 6345 18644 18695
Producer Prices
131 95.92 131 184
Producer Prices Change
1.28 -33.73 1.43 27.69
Remittances
594 53.1 790 790
Steel Production
8 20 Dec 7 Thousand Tonnes
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 3.15
Unemployed Persons
151352 146858 185808 208694
Unemployment Rate
5 5 7.2 7.97
Youth Unemployment Rate
11.8 8.9 14 15
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade -725 -672 -704 -684 -783 -14.62
CPI Housing Utilities 144 146 146 146 146 209
CPI Transportation 117 117 117 118 118 123
Consumer Price Index CPI 130 131 131 131 131 130
Consumer Spending 28088 29212 28088
Core Consumer Prices 117 120 121 121 121 117
Core Inflation Rate 0.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3 5.26
Currency 103 8.75 8.75 8.76 8.76 165
Current Account to GDP -8.3 -5.3 0.8
Exports 531 664 628 608 561 720
Food Inflation 2.15 3.5 3.2 3 8 14.5
GDP 32.49 33.79 32.49
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.6 3 2.2 2.2 4 26.46
GDP Constant Prices 8581 8381 8797 8770 8924 8608
GDP From Agriculture 433 318 478 443 451 468
GDP From Construction 507 501 568 518 528 556
GDP From Public Administration 776 641 739 794 808 849
GDP From Transport 349 317 376 357 363 377
GDP From Utilities 308 235 299 315 320 308
GDP Growth Rate 0.66 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 14.26
GDP per capita 4277 4448 4277
GDP per capita PPP 9396 9772 9396
Gasoline Prices 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.1 1.26
Government Budget -1.81 -1 3.3
Government Debt to GDP 78.03 79 90.76
Government Spending 5647 5805 USD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 6511 6771 6511
Imports 1256 1336 1332 1292 1344 1613
Inflation Rate 0.8 1.15 1.05 1 1 12.2
Inflation Rate Mom 0.19 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.97
Interest Rate 5.42 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.7 8.8
Loans to Private Sector 17507 17501 17548 17697 18208 17507
Population 6.34 6.61 6.34
Producer Prices 131 133 135 133 134 184
Producer Prices Change 1.28 2.4 3.2 1.6 2 27.69
Unemployment Rate 5 5 7.97
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