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EL SALVADOR

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Saca of PCN. Incumbent President Mauricio Country Profile
Funes was ineligible to run for a consecutive
second term. Sánchez Cerén and Norman World view 1990 2000 2010 2016
Quijano emerged as the contestants in the runoff Population, total (millions) 5.25 5.87 6.16 6.34
in which Sánchez Cerén was declared the victor. Population growth (annual %) 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.5
The next Presidential elections are to be held Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0
March 2019. Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 253.6 283.2 297.5 306.2
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. 36.5 31.8
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 20.7 11.8 7.2 3.0
President GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 4.73 12.56 20.85 24.85
900
Salvador Sanchez Ceren GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 14.98 2,140 3,380 3,920
52.18
GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions)
29.03
42.98
Alameda Dr Manuel Enrique GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 2,850 4,950 6,970 8,220
Araujo , No 5500 People
San Salvador, El Salvador Income share held by lowest 20% 2.6 3.3 4.7 5.7
Tel: (503) 2248-9000 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 64 69 72 73
4.0
Email: contacto@presidencia.gob.sv Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 103 3.0 2.3 2.1
65
71
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
88
Vice President Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 47 60 72 72
Óscar Ortiz Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 90 90 98 98
59
20
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births)
32
17
Salvador Sanchez Ceren Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 11.1 9.6 6.6 5.0
Alameda Dr Manuel Enrique Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 98 97 92 90
Araujo , No 5500 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 67 91 105 100
San Salvador, El Salvador School enrollment, primary (% gross) 100.0 113.9 120.9 109.2
Tel: (503) 2248-9000 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 40 58 72 79
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.6
MINISTRIES Environment
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7
Final 1a Avenida Norte y Avenida Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 0.0 0.0 .. 2.1
Manuel Gallardo Nueva, Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 4.7 8.8 13.6 13.6
San Salvador, El Salvador 11801 Improved water source (% of population with access) 70 82 90 94
75
51
62
71
Tel: (503) 2210-1700 Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 2.4 1.7 1.2 1.2
Urban population growth (annual %)
Email: info@mag.gob.sv Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 470 676 689 647
Attorney General CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.48 0.98 1.05 1.00
939
353
617
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
860
Complejo Plan Maestro Alameda Economy
Juan Pablo II y 17 Av. Norte Centro GDP (current US$) (billions) 4.80 13.13 21.42 26.80
de Gobierno, GDP growth (annual %) 4.8 2.2 1.4 2.4
San Salvador, El Salvador Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 4.7 3.1 2.3 0.5
Tel: (503) 2221-1807 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 17 10 13 11
27
27
27
Industry, value added (% of GDP)
32
Fax: (503) 2221-3956 Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 55 58 61 62
Ministry of Defense Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 19 27 26 25
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
31
42
39
43
Km 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 14 17 13 14
Tel :( 503) 2250-0100 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) .. 139.5 19.0 18.7
Email: faes@faes.gob.sv Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) .. 19.8 -2.7 -1.2
States and markets
Ministry of Economy Time required to start a business (days) .. 115 17 16
Alameda Juan Pable II y Calle Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 24.1 52.8 65.3 79.2
Guadalupe Edificio C1-C2, Tax revenue (% of GDP) .. 95.2 13.6 15.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
Centro de Gobierno, Military expenditure (% of GDP) 3.4 12.5 123.8 140.7
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
0.0
San Salvador, El Salvador, Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 1.2 15.9 29.0
Tel: (503) 2231-5600 High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) .. 3 6 5
E-mail:info@minec.gob.sv Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. 91 92
Global links
Ministry of Education Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 38 60 60 57
Complejo Plan Maestro Alameda Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 84 100 76 84
Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) 2,232 4,535 11,060 14,982
Centro de Gobierno, Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) 21.7 14.2 21.5 17.0
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-313
Santa Tecla, El Salvador Net migration (thousands) -265 1,764 3,472 4,594 ..
Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions)
366
Tel: (503) 2281-0274 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) 2 173 -113 486
Fax: (503) 2281-0077 Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 347.3 179.9 281.6 88.2
E-mail: educacion@mined.gob.sv Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.
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