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El Salvador
El Salvador · SLV · North America
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Risk Score
Guarded→ Stable
Risk Factors
No recent events in pipeline
Overview
El Salvador, a Central American nation, has recently gained international attention for its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender and its aggressive security policies to combat gang violence. While these measures have improved public safety, economic challenges persist, including high public debt and limited job opportunities.
Leadership
Nayib Bukele
President
GOVERNMENT: Presidential Republic
Economy
GDP
$35.0B
GDP per Capita
$5.5K
GDP Growth
+3.0%
Inflation
2.5%
Unemployment
5.0%
Servicesmanufacturing (textiles, electronics)agriculture (coffee, sugar)remittances
Trade
Key Exports
Offshore assembly exports (maquila)coffeesugartextileschemicalselectricity
Key Imports
Raw materialsconsumer goodscapital goodsfuelsfoodstuffspetroleum
Top Partners
United StatesGuatemalaHondurasMexicoChina
Headlines (8)
The Economic Times1d ago
Hundreds of migrants head towards US border as Trump's popularity dwindles ahead of midterm polls
Read moreBreitbart News Network1d ago
El Salvador at the U.N.: No Country Should Accept Collapse as Its Fate
Read moreThe Gateway Pundit3d ago
Federal Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Illegal Alien Asylum Seeker to El Salvador, Orders Trump Admin to Bring Him Back
Read moreabcnews12h ago