Expenditure of international tourism rose 9.59% to USD 537 mil in El Salvador in 2019, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 537 mil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 99.0 mil in 1995. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Costa Rica amounted to USD 1,393 mil, USD 1,128 mil in Guatemala, USD 655 mil in Honduras and USD 312 mil in Nicaragua in 2019.
El Salvador has been ranked 90th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 27 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | USD mil | 51.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD mil | 657 | 898 | 1,055 | 1,322 | 1,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD mil | 277 | 332 | 451 | 466 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 1,029 | 1,020 | 1,032 | 1,066 | 1,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD mil | 437 | 454 | 482 | 517 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD mil | 286 | 273 | 310 | 365 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD mil | 1,147 | 1,272 | 1,351 | 1,132 | 1,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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