El Salvador vs Least developed countries: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Least developed countries
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 17.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 40th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 13.4% | 16.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 15.1% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 14.5% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 13.7% | 7.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or Least developed countries?
- El Salvador, at 35.4% against 17.6% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and Least developed countries?
- 17.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Least developed countries?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Least developed countries rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Least developed countries ranks 40th 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.