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The smallest country in Central America, El Salvador suffers from persistent low levels of growth and poverty reduction in the country has been moderate. However, inequality has declined during the last two decades and El Salvador is now one of the most equal countries in Latin America.

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New LAC VP

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean

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World Bank Response to Covid-19 in LAC

Learn what is the World Bank doing to support the region’s response to COVID-19

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LAC faces COVID-19 and consequences

The World Bank’s executive board approved the first deployment of funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in the region.

El Salvador At-A-Glance

Economic growth in El Salvador reached 2.4 percent in 2016. This growth was mainly driven by external factors, including a significant decline in oil imports, which fell by US$262 million, and remittances, which increased by US$306 million from 2015 to reach US$4,576 million (or 17.1 percent of GDP).

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