Reference Data in El Salvador 3,762 indicators covering reference data for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Constraints on the Executive Score 6 2018 up 20.0% 64th Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 4 2018 unchanged 1st Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 3 2018 unchanged 1st Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 4.8% 40th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 up 46.1% 7th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 1,218 current US$ per person 2021 up 103.6% 11th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 7.62 billion current US$ 2021 up 109.2% 26th Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 — 61st Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 14.54 % change on previous year 2019 up 922.5% 22nd Per capita daily gas consumption 0 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 — 115th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 109.2% 9th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 48.18 % change on previous year 2019 up 359.1% 39th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 20.12 % change on previous year 2019 up 631.2% 25th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 28.51 % change on previous year 2021 up 475.1% 40th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0079 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 8.0% 123rd Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.5 2018 down 5.4% 52nd Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.5 2018 down 5.4% 52nd Average HDL cholesterol levels 0.9 2018 down 10.0% 185th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.4% 2018 up 2.2% 154th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 842.61 units per person 2025 up 49.0% 80th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 2.08 units per person 2025 — 96th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 13.27 million 2025 — 94th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 5.36 billion 2025 up 53.3% 81st 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.1461 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 2.1% 57th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 89th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 21.78 % change on previous year 2019 up 222.8% 67th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate 10.82 % change on previous year 2019 up 33.0% 51st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per person 2023 up 310.8% 166th Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 down 100.0% 97th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 down 80.0% 125th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 150.26 hectares 2025 down 79.4% 133rd Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% 99th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 64.56 2023 up 322.2% 147th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 10.23 articles per million people 2023 up 310.8% 166th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 176.6% 186th Total Reserves 4,814 2025 up 72.7% 100th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0031 units per square kilometre 2023 up 322.2% 132nd Rule of Law - Governance score 44.69 0-100 2024 down 3.8% 147th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.7134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 17.0% 147th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 502.82 arrivals per 1,000 people 2024 up 130.4% 84th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 43.05 0-100 2024 down 25.4% 145th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,750.2% 145th Total Reserves, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 67.8% 110th Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.3% 96th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2 years 2018 up 16.8% 73rd Political Stability - Governance score 66 0-100 2024 up 2.8% 104th Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.0061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 106.1% 104th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans -1,333 2019 up 30.7% 119th Control of Corruption - Governance score 36.18 0-100 2024 down 4.9% 138th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.5766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 18.9% 138th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Average annual surface temperature 27.06 °C 2025 down 0.0% 23rd Annual temperature anomalies 1.04 °C 2025 down 0.7% 37th Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 783.45 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 — 100th Oil consumption per person 5,473 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 27.0% 128th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 75.5% 2025 up 8.4% 87th Urban area over the long-term 539.22 km² per grid cell 2025 up 12.4% 121st ← Previous Page 9 of 63 Next →