International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador
El Salvador: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 119.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 119.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.8% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador peaked at 464.00 million current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 67.00 million current US$, in 1995.
El Salvador ranks 63rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 69.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 186.00 million current US$ | +169.6% |
| 2000 | 220.00 million current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 251.00 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 276.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 282.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 295.00 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 295.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 304.00 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 311.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 286.00 million current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 230.00 million current US$ | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 256.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 314.00 million current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 342.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 433.00 million current US$ | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 464.00 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 386.00 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 332.00 million current US$ | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 354.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 356.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 358.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 119.00 million current US$ | -66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.33 million current US$ | 67.00 million current US$ | 186.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 275.00 million current US$ | 220.00 million current US$ | 311.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 359.50 million current US$ | 256.00 million current US$ | 464.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.00 million current US$ | 119.00 million current US$ | 119.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 60 Kazakhstan 130.00 million current US$ compare
- 61 Kuwait 127.00 million current US$ compare
- 62 Costa Rica 123.00 million current US$ compare
- 64 Togo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 65 Albania 109.00 million current US$ compare
- 65 South Africa 109.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in El Salvador was 119.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 464.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.