El Salvador at a glance

22:27 11 de novembro de 2021 Por Daniel Oiticica

El Salvador has 14 departments, divided into three regions and 262 municipalities. Photo: Fabio Lima

It is part of Central America (523,777 Km2)

7 independent countries: El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Panama

37.4 million inhabitants

GDP growth (2021 projection)
Central America - 4.8%
Latin America - 5.2%
El Salvador - 9%
Source: World Bank

Official name
Republic of El Salvador

Surface
21,040 km2

Population
6,187,000 inhabitants
53% women
47% male

Capital
San Salvador
238,000 inhabitants

Administrative division
14 departments
3 zones (Eastern, Central and Western)
262 municipalities

Language
Spanish

Currency
American dollar
Bitcoin

Gross domestic product
2020 - US $ 24,639 million
Services 77.5%
Industry 16.8%
Agriculture 5.7%

2021 (2nd quarter) - US $ 7,059.8 (+ US $ 1,754.6 million)

Growing activities
Accommodation
Manufacturing industries
Transport and storage
Construction
Vehicle trade

Foreign direct investment (FDI)
2019
US $ 10,113.4 million

2021 (1st quarter)
US $ 10,345.6 million
In 3 months of 2021, FDI exceeded all of 2019

Exports (January-September / US $ million)
2018 - 3,559
2019 - 4,502
2020 - 3,592
2021 - 4,928 (+ 37.2% to 2020 and + 9.46% to 2019)
Source: Central Reserve Bank

Top 10 of El Salvador
1. Strategic location
2. Human capital
3. Infra competitive
4. Monetary stability
5. Competitive costs
6. Business climate
7. Broad opportunity areas
8. Tax incentives
9. Legal security
10. Commercial agreements