El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.44 billion current US$ against 1.20 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 238.88 million current US$.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.33 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 1.02 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 295.30 million current US$ | 1.54 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 361.20 million current US$ | 1.09 billion current US$ | 730.30 million current US$ | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 378.10 million current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 740.33 million current US$ | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.44 billion current US$ against 1.20 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 238.88 million current US$, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.