El Salvador vs Saudi Arabia: Travel services
El Salvador
59.3%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
61.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
48th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Travel services over time
- El Salvador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 61.4% against 59.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 198 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 53.9% | 28.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 24.1% | 13.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 47.0% | 20.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 62.9% | 30.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 53.6% | 7.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 61.4% against 59.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.