El Salvador vs Hong Kong: Travel services
Travel services over time
- El Salvador
- Hong Kong
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 31.7% in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Hong Kong ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 31.6% | 9.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 25.3% | 6.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 29.7% | 9.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 16.9% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or Hong Kong?
- El Salvador, at 35.4% against 31.7% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and Hong Kong?
- 3.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Hong Kong?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Hong Kong rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Hong Kong ranks 45th 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.