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 80 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 80 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.

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 Sri Lanka 43.46 compare
  5. 18 Belize 43.44 compare
  6. 19 Costa Rica 43.43 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 80 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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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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