Key facts about El Salvador
El Salvador has a population of about 6.4 million (2025), and its capital is San Salvador.
In 2025, the population grew by 0.4%, and 75.5% of people lived in urban areas. The currency is the United States dollar (USD), and the official language is Spanish.
In El Salvador, standard time is UTC-06:00, traffic drives on the right and the international calling code is +503.
El Salvador's gross domestic product (GDP) was $36.7 billion in 2025, or $5,767 per person. It exported $11.8 billion and imported $20.6 billion of goods and services in 2025, so trade equaled 88% of GDP.
| Capital | San Salvador |
|---|---|
| Population (2025) | 6,365,503 |
| Land area (2024) | 20,720 km² (8,000 sq mi) |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official language | Spanish |
| Time zone (standard) | UTC-06:00 |
| Calling code | +503 |
| Internet domain | .sv |
| Drives on the | right |
| GDP (2025) | $36.7 billion |
| GDP per person (2025) | $5,767 |
El Salvador's GDP grew from $24.2 billion in 2016 to $36.7 billion in 2025, while the population went from 6,200,800 to 6,365,503. The largest one-year rise was in 2021, up 16.5%. Divided by population, that is about $3,901 per person in 2016 and $5,767 in 2025.
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| Year | GDP (current US$) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36.71 billion | 6,365,503 |
| 2024 | $34.88 billion | 6,338,193 |
| 2023 | $33.57 billion | 6,309,624 |
| 2022 | $31.87 billion | 6,280,319 |
| 2021 | $29.04 billion | 6,255,782 |
| 2020 | $24.92 billion | 6,234,673 |
| 2019 | $26.88 billion | 6,222,318 |
| 2018 | $26.02 billion | 6,219,807 |
| 2017 | $24.98 billion | 6,213,533 |
| 2016 | $24.19 billion | 6,200,800 |