El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Travel services
Travel services over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.7% | 17.3% | 20.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 17.9% | 13.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 23.5% | 4.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 23.6% | 4.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 17.8% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 12.8% | 8.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- El Salvador, at 35.4% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 21.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd 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.