El Salvador, a country of Central America which borders Honduras to the north and east, Guatemala to the west and the Gulf of Fonseca separetes it from Nicaragua flanked by the South by the Pacific Ocean, the smallest but also the most densely populated state in the Central American region forecasted to earn more than $4.0 billion from tourism in 2024.
According to Minister Morena Valdez, the forecast for foreign exchange receipts for this year has increased to $4.070 billion after readjusting the number of travelers entering the country from 3.8 to 4.0 million.
In this way, the forecasts that tourism has given in terms of economic contribution was $3.8 billion and its variation responds optimally to the good data recorded by the country which in today's times is among the first nations with the highest recovery rate compared to 2019 as confirmed and highlighted by UN Tourism specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustaninable and universally - accessible tourism headquartered in Madrid.
Statistics from El Salvador's Ministry of Tourism indicate that up to 2.6 international visitors entered in the Central American country until August of the current year, which is equivalent in percentage data to an increase of 25% compared to the data recorded in the same period of 2023.
Another important statistical data highlights the main sources of visitors in terms of geographical origin which in the ranking see in order the United States of America, Guatemala and Honduras and with a lower incidence of tourists coming from Europe and South America.
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