Average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average length of stay of international visitors was 8.5 days in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.5 days
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
22nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
11.2 days
in 2021
All-time low
2.2 days
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2022, average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador stood at 8.5 days.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador peaked at 11.2 days in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2 days, in 1995.
El Salvador ranks 22nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.2 days | — |
| 1996 | 2.3 days | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.5 days | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 3 days | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 4 days | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 days | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2 days | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1 days | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7 days | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1 days | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2 days | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8 days | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4 days | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6 days | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5 days | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1 days | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8 days | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 days | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5 days | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8 days | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7 days | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 11.2 days | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5 days | -24.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.5 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 days, 2.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.1 days, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 days | 2.2 days | 4 days | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.63 days | 4 days | 8.1 days | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.63 days | 5.4 days | 8.8 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.13 days | 8.5 days | 11.2 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Reunion 9 days compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 8.9 days compare
- 21 South Africa 8.7 days compare
- 22 Niue 8.5 days compare
- 24 Uganda 8.3 days compare
- 25 Maldives 8 days compare
- 25 Martinique 8 days compare
- 25 Panama 8 days compare
- 25 Sudan 8 days compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 8 days 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 average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in El Salvador was 8.5 days in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 days in 2021.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 days in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.