El Salvador vs Portugal: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
El Salvador
11.2%
in 2024
Portugal
11.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
35th
Portugal rank
34th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 191 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 8.0% | 3.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 8.6% | 1.6% | Portugal |
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, El Salvador or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11.3% against 11.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th 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.
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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.