El Salvador Country Code +503

El Salvador has 11 holidays and observances (1 national, 10 public, 0 observances). The national day is Independence Day, on September 15. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Climate:

Tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

Terrain:

Mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau

Natural resources:

Hydropower, Geothermal power, Petroleum, Arable land

Land borders:

Guatemala, Honduras

Land use:

agricultural 57.7% (arable 34.8%), forest 33% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

El Salvador Colon (SVC), US Dollar (USD)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 4%, Industry 24%, Services 59% (2025)

Top exports:

Knitted clothing (22%), Plastics (9%), Electrical equipment and electronics (7%), Paper (6%), Mineral fuels and oil (5%)

Top imports:

Mineral fuels and oil (13%), Machinery and computers (8%), Vehicles and parts (7%), Electrical equipment and electronics (7%), Plastics (6%)

Main export markets:

USA (33%), Guatemala (20%), Honduras (17%), Nicaragua (9%), Costa Rica (5%)

Main suppliers:

USA (26%), China (20%), Guatemala (9%), Mexico (8%), Honduras (4%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.