International tourist departures in El Salvador
El Salvador: International tourist departures was 1.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
International tourist departures in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourist departures in El Salvador is 1.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures in El Salvador peaked at 1.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 385,000, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourist departures in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 999,000 | — |
| 2011 | 1.16 million | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 385,000 | -71.1% |
| 2021 | 801,000 | +108.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million | +58.6% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million | +23.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.88 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.36 million, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.88 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 million, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist departures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +108.1% | 385,000 | 801,000 |
| 2020 | -71.1% | 1.33 million | 385,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.23 million | 999,000 | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 385,000 | 1.88 million | 5 |
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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 international tourist departures in El Salvador?
- International tourist departures in El Salvador was 1.88 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,000 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for international tourist departures?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international tourist departures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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