El Salvador vs Iraq: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 32.9% in Iraq, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 11.0% | 8.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 35.1% | 14.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 40.0% | 16.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or Iraq?
- El Salvador, at 35.4% against 32.9% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 2.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 44th 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.