Americas · Central America
Capital: San Salvador
El Salvador
Explore the facts and rankings that shape El Salvador in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #105
El Salvador's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
6.4M
#111 of 196
44th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$36.71B
#107 of 196
46th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$425.2M
#112 of 196
43rd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$34.1M
#112 of 196
43rd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$4.65B
#96 of 196
51st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Country code
- SLV
Three interesting facts
El Salvador shares land borders with 2 countries: Guatemala and Honduras.
El Salvador spans roughly 21,041 square kilometers, placing it around 148th by area in this factbook.
More than one currency is commonly recognized in El Salvador, including Salvadoran Colón and US Dollar.
Geography
El Salvador on the map
El Salvador is located in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras. Its terrain is mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau. The climate is tropical, rainy season (May to October), dry season (November to April), tropical on coast, temperate in uplands. In area, the country is about the same size as New Jersey.
Economy
Economic profile
El Salvador's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income, dollarized Central American economy, reliant on remittances from US, recent growth linked to infrastructure investment, consumption, and crime reduction, $1.3 billion IMF loan to address fiscal imbalances, Bitcoin adopted as legal tender, persistent poverty and large informal sector. Major industries include food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals. Important agricultural products include sugarcane, maize, milk, chicken, sorghum, beans, oranges, coconuts, eggs, mangoes/guavas (2023). Notable exports include garments, plastic products, electrical capacitors, raw sugar, toilet paper (2023).
Demographics
People and population
El Salvador has an estimated population of 6,029,976. Language and cultural traditions vary across El Salvador. The population includes Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Indigenous 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.). The urban population represents 75.4% of total population (2023).
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