Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in El Salvador

El Salvador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 96.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
96.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2010
All-time low
96.6%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in El Salvador, 2010–2018

0204060801002010201420182010: 97.92011: 97.72012: 97.62013: 96.92014: 97.42015: 97.42016: 97.32017: 96.62018: 96.9

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 96.9% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in El Salvador peaked at 97.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in El Salvador, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 97.9%
2011 97.7% -0.2%
2012 97.6% -0.2%
2013 96.9% -0.7%
2014 97.4% +0.5%
2015 97.4% +0.0%
2016 97.3% -0.2%
2017 96.6% -0.6%
2018 96.9% +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 96.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.1%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 96.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 3 Armenia 97.8% compare
  2. 4 Honduras 97.8% compare
  3. 5 Mongolia 97.5% compare
  4. 7 Egypt 96.6% compare
  5. 8 Sri Lanka 96.1% compare
  6. 9 Guatemala 95.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in El Salvador?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in El Salvador was 96.9% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
El Salvador ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.