Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in El Salvador stood at 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in El Salvador peaked at 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 trips per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | trips per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +96.7% |
| 2000 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | -66.3% |
| 2021 | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | +94.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 trips per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … unit in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +96.7% | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +94.8% | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 0 trips per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 31 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Eswatini 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Belize 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Malaysia 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Barbados 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Denmark 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in El Salvador?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of in El Salvador was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 trips per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 trips per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.