Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 was 43.72 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
43.72
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.24
in 1998
All-time low
43.16
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

010203040501991200420171991: 46.31995: 46.41996: 46.11998: 47.21999: 45.42000: 45.22001: 452002: 452003: 45.22004: 45.72005: 44.52006: 45.22007: 44.92008: 44.42009: 43.82012: 43.22014: 43.72015: 43.82016: 43.92017: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 43.72 for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 47.24 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.16, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 16th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 46.34 —
1995 46.4 +0.1%
1996 46.05 -0.8%
1998 47.24 +2.6%
1999 45.44 -3.8%
2000 45.23 -0.5%
2001 45.02 -0.5%
2002 44.99 -0.1%
2003 45.2 +0.5%
2004 45.66 +1.0%
2005 44.48 -2.6%
2006 45.23 +1.7%
2007 44.88 -0.8%
2008 44.42 -1.0%
2009 43.75 -1.5%
2012 43.16 -1.3%
2014 43.75 +1.4%
2015 43.84 +0.2%
2016 43.87 +0.1%
2017 43.72 -0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 43.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.71, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 43.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.68, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.3 45.44 47.24 5
2000s 44.89 43.75 45.66 10
2010s 43.67 43.16 43.87 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 13 Nepal 44.58 compare
  2. 14 Guatemala 44.29 compare
  3. 15 Tanzania 43.75 compare
  4. 17 Kosovo 43.55 compare
  5. 17 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 43.55 compare
  6. 19 Sri Lanka 43.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 43.72 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 47.24 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 43.16 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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