Market research
In El Salvador: Compare dollar prices on Siman, Super Selectos and Mercado Libre's Salvadoran site with Guatemalan and Honduran listings, and follow property and car ads on Encuentra24.
Market research proxiesLatin America
El Salvador residential proxies
El Salvador residential proxies from TrueProxies: 58 of 72 test requests exited in El Salvador on October 1, 2026. GB-based plans, from $1.64 for 1 GB, target by country, city, region or ASN; Unlimited plans, from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, by country and city.
Coverage verified
58/72
requests exited in country
6
cities seen
650 ms
median response
Market context
Why use proxies in El Salvador
El Salvador has used the US dollar (USD) as its currency since 2001, so Salvadoran shop sites price in dollars and can be compared with US and Panamanian listings without conversion, unlike those of neighboring Guatemala and Honduras. Bitcoin became legal tender in 2021, but a January 2025 reform made accepting it voluntary for businesses and led the government to wind down its Chivo wallet, so bitcoin now appears only where a merchant chooses to keep it. Storefronts, search and ads are in Spanish, and Salvadoran publishers also reach a large diaspora in the United States, so an ad check from a US connection may not show what readers in San Salvador see.
Teams monitoring the market usually start with Siman, the department-store chain with its own online shop, the supermarket chain Super Selectos and Encuentra24 for property, vehicles and jobs. Mercado Libre also runs a Salvadoran site. The main national publishers are La Prensa Gráfica and elsalvador.com, the site of El Diario de Hoy, and travel teams follow hotel and rental rates in the surf towns of El Tunco and El Zonte on the La Libertad coast.
Google dominates search, and local results differ between San Salvador, Santa Ana and San Miguel. El Salvador's first general data-protection law, the Ley para la Protección de Datos Personales, was approved by Legislative Decree No. 144 on 12 November 2024 and took effect on 24 November, after an earlier bill passed in 2021 was vetoed.
El Salvador's sales calendar has dates of its own. Mother's Day on 10 May and Father's Day on 17 June are public holidays, and retailers plan promotions around both. Holy Week closes offices for several days and sends many families to the beaches, which pushes up demand along the coast, while San Salvador's Fiestas Agostinas in early August bring another break and travel peak. Independence Day on 15 September is shared with Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the Day of the Dead holiday on 2 November comes just before the Black Friday and Christmas season, so year-end price series start early.
Measured
El Salvador measured coverage
Test results
- Verified
- October 1, 2026
- Requests that exited in the country
- 58 of 72 (81%)
- By test run
- 18/24 at 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC, 21/24 at 2026-09-30 17:55 UTC, 19/24 at 2026-10-01 03:58 UTC
- Distinct exit IPs
- 40
- Cities seen
- 6 (San Salvador, San Miguel, Chalchuapa, Ahuachapan, San José Villanueva)
- Networks seen
- 13 (MILLICOM CABLE EL SALVADOR, UFINET PANAMA, CONECTIVE)
- Median response time
- 650 ms
- Sticky sessions
- Same IP for 30 minutes in 0 of 2 tests
- Targeting
- Country, City
- Sessions
- Rotating, Sticky
- Protocols
- HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
- Unlimited plans
- Country and city targeting; not part of this test
Measured from our gateway in the Netherlands. Results describe the test, not a reserved exit, city or network. How we measure
What teams use El Salvador proxies for
Ad verification
In El Salvador: Check campaigns on La Prensa Gráfica and elsalvador.com from Salvadoran connections, since the same publishers serve a large diaspora audience in the United States that may see different ads.
Ad verification proxies in El SalvadorSEO monitoring
In El Salvador: Track Google rankings for Spanish queries in San Salvador, Santa Ana and San Miguel, and hotel listings in beach towns such as El Tunco and El Zonte.
SEO monitoring proxiesPlans for El Salvador
Unlimited
Unlimited plans in El Salvador
From $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps
GB-based
Residential IPv4
From $1.64 for 1 GB
Integration
Start using El Salvador proxies in 3 steps
Select El Salvador with the country suffix -country-sv in your proxy username.
Python
import requests
proxies = {
"http": "http://USER-country-sv:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
"https": "http://USER-country-sv:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
}
response = requests.get(
"https://httpbin.org/ip",
proxies=proxies,
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())El Salvador proxy FAQ
What currency do online stores in El Salvador use?
US dollars. El Salvador adopted the dollar in 2001, so prices on Siman, Super Selectos, Encuentra24 and Mercado Libre's Salvadoran site need no conversion. Bitcoin was made legal tender in 2021, but since a January 2025 reform businesses no longer have to accept it and the government's Chivo wallet has been wound down. When comparing prices across Central America, remember that Guatemala and Honduras price in quetzales and lempiras.
Does El Salvador have a personal data protection law?
Yes, since November 2024. The Legislative Assembly approved the Ley para la Protección de Datos Personales through Legislative Decree No. 144 on 12 November 2024; it was published on 15 November and took effect on 24 November. Before that, data rules were scattered across other laws, and a 2021 bill was vetoed.
Which airlines and routes should I track for fares to and from El Salvador?
Start with the Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero international airport, the hub for Avianca El Salvador and Volaris El Salvador. Routes to US cities with large Salvadoran communities, such as Los Angeles and Washington, carry much of the diaspora travel, so fares move with Salvadoran holidays such as Holy Week, the August festivities and Christmas. Record the departure city and travel date with each fare so seasonal peaks can be separated.
Does TrueProxies have residential proxies in El Salvador?
Yes. 58 of 72 test requests exited in El Salvador on October 1, 2026, from 40 IPs in San Salvador, San Miguel and Chalchuapa on MILLICOM CABLE EL SALVADOR, UFINET PANAMA and CONECTIVE. Both plans can also target a city there; GB-based plans add region and ASN targeting.
How fast are El Salvador proxies?
650 ms median response in our October 2026 test, timed from our gateway in the Netherlands.
Can I keep the same El Salvador IP address?
Yes: 0 of 2 sticky sessions kept one IP for 30 minutes in our test.
