Economic Indicators for El Salvador


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Current account balance-1.37-6.823.43-8.91Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index127.88122.91127.882.61
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )4.057.2031.94-0.73Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt101.7073.76101.7024.65% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )104.92107.18118.8998.19
Human Capital Index0.550.540.550.50Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,771.002,617.002,617.001,771.00Number
Time required to start a business16.5016.50115.0016.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse310.00310.00324.00117.00Days
Armed forces Personnel42,000.0042,000.0060,000.0015,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services31.1331.6738.1713.24Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services49.8056.4956.4922.29Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP3432342USD Billions
GDP Growth3.512.8011.90-15.84Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.161.081.990.70Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.912.942.940.24Per 1,000 people
Labor force2,838,586.002,802,378.002,838,586.001,952,268.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education4.015.196.582.29Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.791.805.791.79Total
Population7774Thousands