Economy & Growth in El Salvador 941 indicators covering economy & growth for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 2.4 million SLC 2024 — 32nd R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 2.4 million USD 2024 — 24th R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (central government) 1.96 million USD 2024 — 23rd Modern contraceptive prevalence vs gdp per capita 52.1 2021 down 21.3% 46th R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (central government) 0.2 million SLC 2023 down 94.7% 29th R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (central government) 0.2 million USD 2023 down 94.7% 26th R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (central government) 0.17 million USD 2023 down 95.6% 26th Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price 4,993 LCU 2014 down 54.1% 20th Green corn (maize) — Producer Price 267.3 SLC 2022 down 1.0% 24th Green corn (maize) — Producer Price 267.3 USD 2022 down 1.0% 20th Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base) 4.02 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 47.8% 18th Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base) 4.06 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 46.0% 18th Average hourly earnings of employees in rural areas (2021 base) 3.94 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 53.3% 20th Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) 5.59 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 40.8% 18th Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) 5.58 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 43.4% 16th Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) 5.61 USD_PPP/cap 2023 up 36.8% 16th Gender gap in earnings of employees in rural areas — Value — All age 0.03 % 2023 down 57.1% 18th Gender gap in earnings of employees in urban areas — Value — All age -0.01 % 2023 up 80.0% 25th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female 91.2 % 2024 up 1.9% 32nd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age 92.83 % 2024 up 1.4% 31st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Male — All 94.84 % 2024 up 0.8% 29th Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban 3.64 % 2024 down 20.5% 15th Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price 570.7 SLC 2014 down 54.1% 21st R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (general government) 2.4 million SLC 2024 — 23rd R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (general government) 2.4 million USD 2024 — 19th R&D Environmental Protection, Recurrent (general government) 1.96 million USD 2024 — 18th Share of Workers not classified by status in [industry] out of total 0.06 % 2019 up 100.0% 25th Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price 570.7 USD 2014 down 54.1% 17th R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (general government) 0.2 million SLC 2023 down 94.7% 22nd R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (general government) 0.2 million USD 2023 down 94.7% 20th R&D Environmental Protection, Capital (general government) 0.17 million USD 2023 down 95.6% 20th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female 80.44 % 2024 up 6.5% 27th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age 81.91 % 2024 up 4.7% 27th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Male — All 83.61 % 2024 up 3.1% 26th Gender gap in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural 3.17 % 2024 down 43.0% 22nd Natural disasters economic damages 0.0407 2019 down 73.4% 11th Insurance business written by class of insurance — Gross written 0.092 Euro 2022 down 99.7% 44th Insurance business written by class of insurance — Net written 0.075 Euro 2022 down 99.6% 40th Insurance business written by class of insurance — Premiums ceded 0.017 Euro 2022 down 99.9% 39th Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights 1 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked 5.7% 2021 — 11th ← Previous Page 16 of 16