SLV · Americas
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a sovereign nation in Central America. Situated along the Pacific coast, it is bounded by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the northeast.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.6
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 21 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Population
- 6,029,976 inh.
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Currency
- USD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Nayib Bukele
Parliament
Assemblée législative
60 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
37 G$
GDP / capita
5,767 $
Growth
3.9 %
Inflation
0.3 %
Unemployment
3.3 %
Debt / GDP
107.3 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
72.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.32/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
42/100
Corruption (CPI)
32/100
Press freedom (RSF)
39/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#101
Annual budget
0.5 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
15 Md$
Balance
-8 Md$
Top exports
- 24% Vêtements
- 7% Café
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
40%
-
Honduras
15%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
31%
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Chine
13%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
58%
-
GBR
60%
-
FRA
67%
-
DEU
67%
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RUS
35%
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CHN
47%
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BRA
56%
Abstention: 22%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-02-28
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2029-02
Présidentielle
Last election
-
2024-02-04
Présidentielle
Bukele 84.7% (réélection contestée constitutionnellement) · turnout 51.0%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.678/1
Gini
39.8
Refugees hosted
182
Refugees originating
68,182
National anthem
Hymne national du Salvador
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,237 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,180, or ×1.3.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)