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Your guide to exporting from and investing in El Salvador.
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Export from El Salvador
What El Salvador sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$6.43 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, El Salvador exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Invest in El Salvador
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$474.8 million
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows, El Salvador (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
13
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El Salvador at a glance
Population
6.37 million
The World Bank reports a population of 6,365,503 in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, El Salvador population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$36.7 billion
The World Bank reports GDP of US$36,708,110,000 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, El Salvador GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$5,767
The World Bank reports GDP per person of US$5,766.73 in 2025, in current dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, El Salvador GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
3.9%
The World Bank reports real GDP growth of 3.9 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, El Salvador real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
3.6%
Consumer prices rose 3.60 percent over the 12 months to September 2026, in the index the Central Reserve Bank publishes with its statistics office.
Source: BCR, consumer price bulletin, September 2026 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.