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

El Salvador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 93.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
93.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 26 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2014
All-time low
92.6%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

0204060801002010201420182010: 95.82011: 96.92012: 94.72013: 95.62014: 982015: 94.12016: 93.82017: 92.62018: 93.7

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 93.7% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in El Salvador peaked at 98.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 17th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 - Female in El Salvador, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 95.8%
2011 96.9% +1.1%
2012 94.7% -2.3%
2013 95.6% +1.0%
2014 98.0% +2.4%
2015 94.1% -4.0%
2016 93.8% -0.3%
2017 92.6% -1.3%
2018 93.7% +1.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 93.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.1%, 100% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 93.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 14 Sri Lanka 95.3% compare
  2. 15 Brazil 94.5% compare
  3. 16 Panama 93.8% compare
  4. 18 Thailand 92.7% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 89.2% compare
  6. 20 Namibia 88.3% 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 93.7% 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 98.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
El Salvador ranks 17th 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 2.2%. 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 - Female. 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 - Female
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 (female) 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.