Barbados vs El Salvador: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Barbados
13.5%
in 2022
El Salvador
11.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
El Salvador rank
35th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.5% against 11.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and El Salvador ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 2.3% | 24.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 4.2% | 20.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 4.8% | 13.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 13.5% against 11.2% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 2.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and El Salvador ranks 35th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.