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Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.050.10.151991200420171991: 0.112 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.133 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.122 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.138 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.142 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.131 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.138 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.143 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.124 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.116 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.122 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.133 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.13 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.102 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.108 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.111 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.119 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.124 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1% for employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

That places El Salvador 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1% —
1995 0.1% +18.4%
1996 0.1% -8.2%
1998 0.1% +4.3%
1999 0.1% +8.4%
2000 0.1% +3.2%
2001 0.1% -8.1%
2002 0.1% +5.4%
2003 0.1% +3.6%
2004 0.1% -13.0%
2005 0.1% -6.6%
2006 0.1% +5.2%
2007 0.1% +8.8%
2008 0.1% -2.3%
2009 0.1% -21.3%
2012 0.1% +5.8%
2014 0.1% +2.4%
2015 0.1% +7.0%
2016 0.1% -1.8%
2017 0.1% +6.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 31 Palestine, State of 0.1% compare
  2. 32 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  3. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
  4. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 36 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  6. 37 Egypt 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does El Salvador rank for employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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