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El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of 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 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Maya, 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 Republic of Central America in 1823. When the federation dissolved in 1841, El Salvad... [More]
  • Last : 110,990.25-
  • High : 111,764.99-
  • Low : 110,404.72-
  • Max Fluctuation : 572.61-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.18%-
  • Open : 111,145.04-
  • Time : 13:51:46-
  • Yesterday : 111,168.53-
  • Change % : 0.16%-
  • Change : 178.28-
  • Last : 3,327.65 (SVC)
  • High : 3,334.11-
  • Low : 3,290.59-
  • Max Fluctuation : 12.92-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.73%-
  • Open : 3,294.43-
  • Time : 13:55:00-
  • Yesterday : 3,294.04-
  • Change % : 1.02%-
  • Change : 33.61-
  • Last : 61.09 (SVC)
  • High : 61.19-
  • Low : 60.63-
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.29-
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.07%-
  • Open : 60.81-
  • Time : 13:55:02-
  • Yesterday : 60.84-
  • Change % : 0.41%-
  • Change : 0.25-
  • Last : 0.8807 (SVC)
  • High : 0.8866-
  • Low : 0.8807-
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  • Open : 0.8866-
  • Time : 13:54:55-
  • Yesterday : 0.8864-
  • Change % : 0.65%-
  • Change : 0.0057-

El Salvador Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
EUR/SVC Ask 9.9424 9.9397 9.8819 9.9424 0.06 0.63% 2025/05/23 Time 13:53
USD/SVC Ask 8.9518 - 8.9518 8.9713 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/22 Time 16:27
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
-911 25 Apr -893 USD Million
CPI Housing Utilities
148 25 Apr 148 points
CPI Transportation
111 25 Apr 113 points
Capital Flows
-289 24 Sep -92.18 USD Million
Changes in Inventories
-652 24 Dec -433 USD Million
Consumer Price Index CPI
130 25 Apr 130 points
Consumer Spending
27682 24 Mar 26763 USD Million
Core Consumer Prices
118 25 Apr 118 points
Core Inflation Rate
0.48 25 Apr 0.45 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
30 25 Dec 30 percent
Corruption Index
30 24 Dec 31 Points
Corruption Rank
130 24 Dec 126
Credit Rating
21 25 May
Currency
99.9 25 May 99.56
Current Account
-415 24 Dec -49.06 USD Million
Current Account to GDP
-1.8 24 Dec -1.1 percent of GDP
Employed Persons
2932680 23 Dec 2845750
Employment Rate
48.81 23 Dec 47.34 percent
Exports
557 25 Apr 584 USD Million
External Debt
23119 24 Sep 22570 USD Million
External Debt to GDP
35.7 23 Dec 37.6 percent of GDP
Fiscal Expenditure
8770 24 Dec 7830 USD Million
Food Inflation
-0.63 25 Apr -0.98 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
240 24 Dec 234 USD Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
3767 25 Mar 3506 USD Million
GDP
34.02 23 Dec 31.99 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
3.4 24 Dec 1.58 percent
GDP Constant Prices
9473 24 Dec 8638 USD Million
GDP Growth Rate
3.18 24 Dec -0.2 percent
GDP from Agriculture
439 24 Sep 460 USD Million
GDP from Construction
577 24 Sep 580 USD Million
GDP from Manufacturing
1123 24 Sep 1182 USD Million
GDP from Mining
16.4 24 Sep 19.93 USD Million
GDP from Public Administration
664 24 Sep 654 USD Million
GDP from Services
987 24 Sep 1082 USD Million
GDP from Transport
347 24 Sep 384 USD Million
GDP from Utilities
241 24 Sep 306 USD Million
GDP per Capita
4481 23 Dec 4349 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
11404 23 Dec 11069 USD
Gasoline Prices
0.92 25 Apr 0.96 USD/Liter
Gold Reserves
1.37 25 Mar 1.37 Tonnes
Government Budget
-2.24 23 Dec -1.84 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-1167 24 Dec -765 USD Million
Government Debt to GDP
61.13 24 Dec 59.38 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
7603 24 Dec 7066 USD Million
Government Spending
6780 24 Dec 6454 USD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
7847 24 Dec 7435 USD Million
Imports
1468 25 Apr 1478 USD Million
Industrial Production
1.79 25 Mar 2.21 percent
Inflation Rate
-0.11 25 Apr 0.14 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.03 25 Apr 0.14 percent
Interest Rate
5.59 25 Jan 5.53 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate
64.4 23 Dec 60.9 percent
Leading Economic Index
0.43 25 Feb 1.13 percent
Loans to Private Sector
18790 25 Mar 18719 USD Million
Military Expenditure
425 24 Dec 455 USD Million
Minimum Wages
365 25 Jan 365 USD/Month
Money Supply M0
1.6 25 Mar 1.6 USD Million
Money Supply M1
5710 25 Mar 5561 USD Million
Money Supply M2
20088 25 Mar 19863 USD Million
Money Supply M3
21393 25 Mar 21175 USD Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
30 25 Dec 30 percent
Population
6.31 23 Dec 6.34 Million
Private Sector Credit
19927 25 Mar 19827 USD Million
Producer Prices
136 25 Apr 135 points
Producer Prices Change
1.99 25 Apr 2.32 percent
Remittances
863 25 Mar 729 USD Million
Terrorism Index
0 24 Dec 0 Points
Unemployed Persons
161400 23 Dec 151352
Unemployment Rate
5.2 23 Dec 5 percent
Youth Unemployment Rate
11.8 22 Dec 14 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
CPI Housing Utilities 148 146 147 147 149 points
CPI Transportation 111 113 114 113 114 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 130 132.14 131.07 131.27 131.3 points
Consumer Spending 27682 28540 USD Million
Core Consumer Prices 118 119.18 119.64 119.31 118.96 points
Core Inflation Rate 0.48 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.8 percent
Currency 99.9 8.76 8.78 8.79 8.81
Current Account to GDP -1.8 -5 -4 -4 percent of GDP
Food Inflation -0.63 -0.8 -0.5 0.3 0.5 percent
GDP 34.02 35.07 36.65 38.3 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.5 percent
GDP Constant Prices 9473 9221 8879 9766 9804 USD Million
GDP Growth Rate 3.18 0.87 -0.3 0.5 1.2 percent
GDP from Agriculture 439 476.44 451.72 453.04 454.8 USD Million
GDP from Construction 577 600.81 593.24 594.97 597.28 USD Million
GDP from Public Administration 664 676.37 682.71 684.7 687.35 USD Million
GDP from Transport 347 397.49 357.06 358.1 359.49 USD Million
GDP from Utilities 241 316.66 247.83 248.55 249.52 USD Million
GDP per Capita 4481 4620 4828 5045 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 11404 11758 12287 12840 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.97 USD/Liter
Government Budget -2.24 -1.8 -1.5 -1.6 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 61.13 84 84 84 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 7847 8090 USD Million
Inflation Rate -0.11 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.8 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.03 0.15 -0.25 0.4 -0.2 percent
Interest Rate 5.59 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.7 percent
Loans to Private Sector 18790 18702 18734 19155 19448 USD Million
Population 6.31 6.64 6.78 7.3 Million Million
Producer Prices 136 137.61 138.04 136.78 139.11 points
Producer Prices Change 1.99 3 3 1.8 2.7 percent
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.8 percent