International tourism, expenditures in El Salvador
El Salvador: International tourism, expenditures was 162.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in El Salvador, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in El Salvador stood at 162.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.9% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in El Salvador peaked at 504.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.33 million current US$ | 99.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 295.30 million current US$ | 219.00 million current US$ | 373.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 360.10 million current US$ | 244.00 million current US$ | 504.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.00 million current US$ | 162.00 million current US$ | 162.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 129 Kenya 183.00 million current US$ compare
- 130 Bahamas 166.00 million current US$ compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 163.00 million current US$ compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 157.00 million current US$ compare
- 134 North Macedonia 153.00 million current US$ compare
- 135 Niger 144.50 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 18.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in El Salvador?
- International tourism, expenditures in El Salvador was 162.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 504.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.