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Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	18 448	23 438	27 023^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	1.4	2.4	2.4^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	2 983.2	3 705.6	4 187.2^c
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	7.6	6.1	5.6^c
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	27.5	27.8	28.3^c
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	64.8	66.1	66.1^c
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	20.8	18.1	16^i,j
Employment in industry (% of employed)	21.4	22.2	22.1^i,j
Employment in services (% employed)	57.9	59.7	62^i,j
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	4.9	4	4.2^j
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	46.0 / 76.6	45.2 / 75.3	45.5 / 75.8^j
CPI: Consumer Price Index^k (2010=100)	100	108	111^j
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	102	97	100^c
International trade: exports (million current US$)	4 499	5 509	5 030^j
International trade: imports (million current US$)	8 416	10 293	10 594^j
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 3 917	- 4 784	- 5 564^j
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-533	-754	121^j

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	0.4	0.5	0.5^j
Urban population (% of total population)	65.5	69.7	72.7^c
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	1.6	1.7	...
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	2.4	2.2	2.1^j
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	75.1 / 65.9	76.3 / 67.0	77.5 / 68.1^j
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	31.6 / 9.9	28.4 / 11.0	26.3 / 12.3^a
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	40.3 / 0.7	42.1 / 0.7	42.8 / 0.7^j
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.1ⁿ	~0.0	72.8^j
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	21.6	17.7	14.6^j
Health: Current expenditure^o (% of GDP)	8.2	7.6	7.1^p
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	1.9^q	...	2.9^p
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4	3.9	3.6^p
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	112.3 / 117.6	100.4 / 104.8	93.3 / 96.3^p
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	69.0 / 69.3	75.6 / 75.0	71.4 / 71.9^p
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	47.3 / 46.6	58.6 / 55.9	57.7 / 56.3^p
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	64.5	105.2	52^p
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	19	27.4	33.3^r

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	15.9^s	26.8	50.5^c
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.1	0.1^t	0.2^p
Threatened species (number)	72	83	143
Forested areaⁱ (% of land area)	30.4	29.3	28.6^p
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	6.0 / 1.0	6.6 / 1.0	6.4 / 1.0^p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	95	85	87^p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	29	28	28^p
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	1 150	1 402	1 766^c
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	22.8	28	28^j
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	80.7 / ...	79.2 / ...	77.4 / ...^j
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	18.0 / ...	17.6 / ...	17.1 / ...^j
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	1.69	0.4	1.18^c

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		The total surface is 21 040.79 square kilometres, without taking into account the last ruling of The Hague.
c		2019
d		Refers to the urban parts of the municipalities San Salvador, Mejicanos, Soyapango, Delgado, Ilopango, Cuscatancingo, Ayutuxtepeque and San Marcos.
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Includes irrigation canals.
g		Excludes publishing activities.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Estimate.
j		2020
k		Urban areas.
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		There are methodological differences between the 2000-2016 and 2017-2018 series, including mandatory insurance for public employees (accounted under voluntary insurance between 2000 and 2016).
p		2018
q		2008
r		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
s		Population aged 10 years and over.
t		Break in the time series.