International tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador
El Salvador: International tourism, number of arrivals was 707,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador stood at 707,000. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 73.2% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador peaked at 2.64 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 707,000, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 867,000 | — |
| 2001 | 804,000 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 885,000 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 798,000 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.25 million | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.54 million | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.64 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 707,000 | -73.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 798,000 | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 1.61 million | 2.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 707,000 | 707,000 | 707,000 | 1 |
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- 115 Côte d'Ivoire 668,000 compare
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More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in El Salvador was 707,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 707,000 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.