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San Salvador · Business
Independent guides, checked figures and a directory of companies for investors setting up a business, buying property or moving to El Salvador.
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Four guided paths, each with the numbers, the steps and the people who can help you finish.
The company forms, registration with the CNR, the NIT and NRC, and the steps to start trading.
Business & Tax GuidesFree zones and service parks, their incentives, entry requirements and the companies in each.
Free ZonesInvestor, shareholder, rentista and pensionado residence, work permits and dependants.
Residency RoutesThe rules for foreign buyers, the buying process, costs, prices and rental yields.
Real Estate GuideLatest news
Infrastructure
The La Unión airport is the largest project in the 2026 public investment programme; commercial operations are planned for the second half of 2027.
Bitcoin and Digital Assets
Five events between 10 and 20 November include a two-day conference in the historic centre with tickets from $21 to $2,100; the IMF says no further public accumulation of...
Finance and Markets
Money sent home by Salvadorans abroad rose $260.9 million on a year earlier, far below the 18.5% growth of 2025; September was $31.79 million lower than August.
El Salvador Business Directory
Find lawyers, accountants, company registration agents, recruiters and specialist suppliers by department, city and free zone. Every company has a profile in English and Spanish, and listing is free.
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01 Why El Salvador
The economy, the dollar as legal tender, trade agreements, location, workforce and costs, with the risks and limits that investors should weigh as well.
Why El Salvador
02 Business & Tax
Registering a company, legal forms, income tax, VAT, labour rules, banking and the incentive laws, step by step and with the official sources.
Business & Tax
03 Free Zones
How free zones and bonded warehouses work under the Free Zones Law, who can apply, the incentives and obligations, and where the zones are.
Free Zones
04 Residency
Visas, temporary and permanent residency, investor residency, work permits, the cost of living, healthcare, schools and moving with a family.
Residency
05 Sectors
Manufacturing and textiles, agribusiness and coffee, energy, tourism, logistics, services and technology: what each sector produces, exports and needs.
06 Real Estate
Who can buy, the buying process, registration with the Centro Nacional de Registros, taxes and fees, renting, and offices and industrial space.
07 About El Salvador
Key facts, the 14 departments, public holidays, business etiquette, food and coffee, culture and the country behind the numbers.
About El SalvadorSectors
Compare
Tax rates, growth, foreign investment and power prices in El Salvador and five other countries in the region, from the latest comparable data.
| Measure | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Costa Rica | Panama | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate income tax, 20261 | 30% | 25% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 30% |
| Top personal income tax, 20262 | 30% | 7% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Standard VAT or sales tax, 20263 | 13% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 18% |
| Real GDP growth, 2026 projection4 | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| GDP per capita, 20255 | $5,751 | $6,599 | $3,598 | $19,162 | $19,814 | $11,749 |
| Foreign direct investment, 2025, USD million6 | $764 | $1,882 | $1,396 | $5,587 | $938 | $5,033 |
| Industrial electricity, medium voltage, US cents per kWh, June 20257 | 21.72 | 15.59 | 17.95 | 17.37 | 18.12 | – |
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