Colombia vs El Salvador: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 32.3% in Colombia, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 35.0% | 8.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 31.6% | 3.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 18.8% | 12.9% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 19.1% | 9.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 20.7% | 8.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.2% | 1.9% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 35.4% against 32.3% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 3.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for travel services?
- Colombia ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.