El Salvador: Development and Industry
Population: 6,141,350
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $7,720
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 33%
Women as % of Parliament: 32%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 1,730,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 67%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 92%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy:
Big Mac Index: N/A
Cash Surplus/Deficit (%of GDP): -.8
Human Development Index: .666
Technology Index: 3.6
Education:
Average Years of School for Adults: 5.2
Spending (as% of GDP): 3.6
Pupil-Teacher Ratio(elementary): 29.29
Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health:
Expenditure Per Capita: $266
Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1.65
Physicians Per 1000: 1.24
Media:
Televisions: 600,000
Per Capita Televisions: 10.2
% of GDP as Industry: 25.5%
Total Labor Force: 2.774 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 20%
Unemployment Rate: 6.1%
Public Debt % of GDP: 64.9% of GDP
Inflation Rate: -0.9%
Industries:
Value of Exports: $4.489 billion
Export Commodities: $4.489 billion
Export Partners and %: US 46.5%, Honduras 14.2%, Guatemala 13.4%, Nicaragua 6.4%, Costa Rica 4.6%
Value of Imports: $9.213 billion
Import Commodities: raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
Import Partners and %: US 41%, Guatemala 9.5%, China 7.3%, Mexico 7%, Honduras 5.3%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and circulates freely in the economy
Electricity Production: 6.18 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 5.665 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 53.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 31.3% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 15.5% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 11,600 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 45,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 950,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 9.2 million
# of Internet Hosts: 24,070
# of Internet Users: 1.7 million
# of Airports (total): 68
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 5
# of km of Roadways (total): 6,918 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 3,247 km
# km of Waterways: Rio Lempa is partially navigable by small craft (no specified distance)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Puerto Cutuco and Acajutla
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $7,720
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 33%
Women as % of Parliament: 32%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 1,730,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 67%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 92%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy:
Big Mac Index: N/A
Cash Surplus/Deficit (%of GDP): -.8
Human Development Index: .666
Technology Index: 3.6
Education:
Average Years of School for Adults: 5.2
Spending (as% of GDP): 3.6
Pupil-Teacher Ratio(elementary): 29.29
Teachers as % of Labor Force: N/A
Health:
Expenditure Per Capita: $266
Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1.65
Physicians Per 1000: 1.24
Media:
Televisions: 600,000
Per Capita Televisions: 10.2
% of GDP as Industry: 25.5%
Total Labor Force: 2.774 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 20%
Unemployment Rate: 6.1%
Public Debt % of GDP: 64.9% of GDP
Inflation Rate: -0.9%
Industries:
Value of Exports: $4.489 billion
Export Commodities: $4.489 billion
Export Partners and %: US 46.5%, Honduras 14.2%, Guatemala 13.4%, Nicaragua 6.4%, Costa Rica 4.6%
Value of Imports: $9.213 billion
Import Commodities: raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
Import Partners and %: US 41%, Guatemala 9.5%, China 7.3%, Mexico 7%, Honduras 5.3%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and circulates freely in the economy
Electricity Production: 6.18 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 5.665 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 53.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 31.3% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 15.5% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 11,600 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 45,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 950,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 9.2 million
# of Internet Hosts: 24,070
# of Internet Users: 1.7 million
# of Airports (total): 68
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 5
# of km of Roadways (total): 6,918 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 3,247 km
# km of Waterways: Rio Lempa is partially navigable by small craft (no specified distance)
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Puerto Cutuco and Acajutla