Constitution of El Salvador

Constitución de la República del El Salvador (1983)
Overview
Original titleConstitución Política de El Salvador
JurisdictionEl Salvador
Created15 December 1983 (1983-12-15)
Presented16 December 1983 (1983-12-16)
Date effective20 December 1983 (1983-12-20)
SystemPresidential republic
Government structure
Branches3
ChambersUnicameral
ExecutiveConstitutional president
JudiciarySupreme Court
FederalismNo
Electoral collegeNo
Entrenchments1 (Article 248 paragraph 4)
History
First legislature1 May 1985
First executive1 June 1984
First court1 July 1984
Amendments31
Last amended16 December 2025 (2025-12-16)
CitationDecreto Constituyente Nº 38, del 15 de diciembre de 1983, publicado en el Diario Oficial No. 234, Tomo No. 281, del 16 de diciembre de 1983
LocationHall of Sessions of the Legislative Assembly, San Salvador
Author(s)1982 Constituent Assembly
Signatories60 deputies of the Constituent Assembly
SupersedesSalvadoran Constitution of 1962
Constitución Política de El Salvador at Spanish Wikisource

The current constitution of El Salvador was enacted in 1983 and amended in 2003. The 1983 constitution of El Salvador is similar to that of 1962, often incorporating verbatim passages from the earlier document. The constitution consists of 11 titles, subdivided into 274 articles.