Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
55th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2017

0.050.10.150.21991200420171991: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.17 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.048 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.164 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.175 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.173 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.182 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.176 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.183 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.174 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.037 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.177 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.192 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.182 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.182 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.172 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.179 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.172 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador is 0.2%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

El Salvador ranks 55th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.2% -9.3%
1996 0.0% -71.8%
1998 0.2% +242.8%
1999 0.2% +6.5%
2000 0.2% -1.1%
2001 0.2% +4.9%
2002 0.2% -3.1%
2003 0.2% +4.1%
2004 0.2% -5.0%
2005 0.0% -78.4%
2006 0.2% +395.8%
2007 0.2% +0.0%
2008 0.2% -4.6%
2009 0.2% +8.3%
2012 0.2% -5.4%
2014 0.2% +0.2%
2015 0.2% -5.5%
2016 0.2% +3.9%
2017 0.2% -3.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 2.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +395.8% 0.0% 0.2%
1998 +242.8% 0.0% 0.2%
2005 -78.4% 0.2% 0.0%
1996 -71.8% 0.2% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 52 Egypt 0.2% compare
  2. 53 Honduras 0.2% compare
  3. 54 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
  4. 56 India 0.2% compare
  5. 57 Madagascar 0.2% compare
  6. 58 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does El Salvador rank for employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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