Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador
El Salvador: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 181.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador peaked at 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 59 Macao 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Jordan 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Laos 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Thailand 0.0326 current US$ 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in El Salvador was 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.1%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.