The Republic of El Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America and tourism is one of the greatest resources for the economic development of the country. According to UNWTO, El Salvador registered around **** million international tourist arrivals in 2021 after having dropped *** thousand overnight tourist arrivals in 2020.

The revenue in the travel & tourism market in El Salvador was modeled to amount to ************** U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 2017 and 2024, the revenue rose by ************* U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The revenue will steadily rise by ************* U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.Further information about the methodology, more market segments, and metrics can be found on the dedicated Market Insights page on Travel & Tourism.

Historical dataset showing El Salvador tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

The number of international tourist arrivals in El Salvador was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** million arrivals (+***** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the arrivals is estimated to reach **** million arrivals and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted is the number of inbound international tourists. According to World Bank this refers to tourists travelling to a country which is not their usual residence, whereby the main purpose is not work related and the planned visitation period does not exceed 12 months. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of international tourist arrivals in countries like Costa Rica and Guatemala.

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 1,804,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,618,000.000 Person for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 1,079,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,804,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 348,000.000 Person in 1995. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 1,434,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,402,000.000 Person for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 1,109,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,434,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 235,000.000 Person in 1995. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 451.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 332.000 USD mn for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 273.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 451.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 99.000 USD mn in 1995. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The average daily spending per person of international tourists in El Salvador fell in 2021 when compared to the previous year. According to data published by the UNWTO, each foreign visitor in the Central American country spent around ***** U.S. dollars per day in 2021.

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 1.161 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.203 USD bn for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 660.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.285 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 149.000 USD mn in 1997. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Almost half of El Salvador's tourism employees worked in the food and beverage industry in 2021, while *** thousand workers were active in the accommodation trade in that last year, according to UNWTO data. In 2021, there was an increase in the number of workers across all depicted industries except for accommodation.

El Salvador experienced a steady increase in the internal tourism consumption during the last years of the past decade, after a two-year decrease from 2014 to 2016. In 2019, the tourism sector's consumption in the Central American country reached approximately *** billion U.S. dollars.

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The world region that accounted for the largest number of 2019 international overnight visitor arrivals in El Salvador was the Americas. Over ** percent of the Latin American country's international tourists came from this region while only ************ foreign visitor arrivals were from Africa. Also during this time, the tourism sector's consumption in El Salvador reached about *** billion U.S. dollars.

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 332.000 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 386.000 USD mn for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 290.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 464.000 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 67.000 USD mn in 1995. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The tourism sector accounted for 9.3 percent of El Salvador's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, after having experienced a decline of more than five percentage points in the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the recovery, the contribution of tourism to the Salvadorian economy remained below pre-pandemic levels.

El Salvador SV: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data was reported at 5.288 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.796 % for 2018. El Salvador SV: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 6.542 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2019, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.508 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.282 % in 2016. El Salvador SV: Number of Tourist Nights: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.IMF.IFS: Tourist Arrivals: Annual.

El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 39.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 38.000 USD mn for 2015. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 53.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.000 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of 26.000 USD mn in 2012. El Salvador SV: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism expenditures in El Salvador declined from around *** billion U.S. dollars in 2019 to less than *** million in 2020, according to data published by the UNWTO. In 2021, total international tourism expenditures increased to over *** billion.

Mongolia Visitor Arrivals: Year to Date: Foreigners: El Salvador data was reported at 17.000 Person in Dec 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.000 Person for Sep 2019. Mongolia Visitor Arrivals: Year to Date: Foreigners: El Salvador data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.500 Person from Jun 2010 (Median) to Dec 2019, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.000 Person in Dec 2019 and a record low of 1.000 Person in Jun 2018. Mongolia Visitor Arrivals: Year to Date: Foreigners: El Salvador data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Mongolia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mongolia – Table MN.Q001: Visitor Arrivals.

The international tourism expenditure in El Salvador was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total ***** million U.S. dollars (+***** percent). According to this forecast, in 2029, the expenditure will have increased for the ninth consecutive year to ****** million U.S. dollars. Covered are expenditures of international outbound visitors to other countries from the selected region, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism expenditure in countries like Panama and Guatemala.