2017年，萨尔瓦多政治形势整体稳定，执政党在议会中仍处于不利地位；市政当局、议会甚至司法机构都存在相当严重的腐败现象；首都市长纳伊布·布凯莱与执政的法拉本多·马蒂民族解放阵线决裂。经济增长缓慢，贸易逆差扩大，但侨汇的流入呈现强劲的走势。凶杀率稍有下降，公共治安状况有所改善；《大赦法》废除后，政府着手调查内战期间发生的侵犯人权案件；养老金改革法案正式实施。在美国的萨尔瓦多移民面临被驱逐的压力。
In 2017，the political situation in El Salvador was stable and the ruling party suffered from low popularity and a weak position in the Legislative Assembly. Corruption was rampant in municipal governments，the Legislative Assembly and the judiciary branch. Nayib Bukele，mayor of San Salvador，broke with the ruling FMLN. The economy was in stagnation and trade deficit widened，but the inflow of remittances showed a robust trend. The homicide rate dropped slightly. After the abolition of the Amnesty Law，the government proceeded to investigate human rights violations that took place during the civil war. The pension reform came into effect. Salvadorians in the US are facing an increasing pressure of deportation.
