El Salvador vs IDA only: Travel services
Travel services over time
- El Salvador
- IDA only
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 34.9% against 15.3% in IDA only, a difference of 19.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.3 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 38th and IDA only ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and IDA only in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 12.9% | 22.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 16.8% | 13.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 20.9% | 2.8% | IDA only |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 19.6% | 0.9% | IDA only |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.5% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 11.1% | 9.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, El Salvador or IDA only?
- El Salvador, at 34.9% against 15.3% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between El Salvador and IDA only?
- 19.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and IDA only?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and IDA only rank globally for travel services?
- El Salvador ranks 38th and IDA only ranks 37th 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.