El Salvador: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, El Salvador's air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rose 17.8% on 2022 (from 21,307 to 25,109).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 64.9% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.8% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,473 a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, El Salvador had the 81st highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to El Salvador in the 2023 ranking

• Trinidad and Tobago — 78th of 150: 27,936
• Fiji — 79th of 150: 26,145
• Croatia — 80th of 150: 25,311
• Sri Lanka — 82nd of 150: 24,228
• Lebanon — 83rd of 150: 23,751
• Venezuela, RB — 84th of 150: 23,302

What this measures

Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Limitations: While ICAO aviation data provide a globally standardized and comprehensive view of air transport activity, several limitations affect their accuracy and comparability. Data quality depends on the completeness and consistency of country reporting, which can vary due to differences in national statistical capacity, regulatory environments, and adherence to ICAO definitions. Some countries may not report all relevant data, leading ICAO to estimate missing values using historical submissions and published schedules, which can introduce uncertainty. Changes in airline registration, mergers, or operational practices may also affect the attribution of traffic statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 54 values

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1,057 (2022)
• Argentina — 156,614 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 41,831 (2023)
• Belize — 93,784 (2023)
• Bolivia — 50,459 (2023)
• Brazil — 791,523 (2023)
• Chile — 144,494 (2023)
• Colombia — 373,147 (2023)
• Costa Rica — 15,698 (2023)
• Cuba

More infrastructure data for El Salvador

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 885,101 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 13.96 (2024)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 3.26 million (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 27.8 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 11.19 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 176.52 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 17.88% (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$455.27 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 7.33% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is El Salvador's air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide?

25,109 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 185.33% from 8,800 in 1970 (2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 37,098 in 2000 and the lowest 8,100 in 1980.

How does El Salvador rank?

81st highest of 150 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide unusual for El Salvador?

In 2023, El Salvador's air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide rose 17.8% on 2022 (from 21,307 to 25,109). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.DPRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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