Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in El Salvador

El Salvador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 70.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
70.4%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2012
All-time low
70.3%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in El Salvador, 2010–2018

0204060802010201420182010: 73.12011: 73.42012: 73.42013: 73.12014: 71.12015: 70.32016: 72.82017: 72.92018: 70.4

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 70.4% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in El Salvador peaked at 73.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2015.

That places El Salvador 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in El Salvador, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 73.1%
2011 73.4% +0.4%
2012 73.4% +0.0%
2013 73.1% -0.4%
2014 71.1% -2.7%
2015 70.3% -1.2%
2016 72.8% +3.5%
2017 72.9% +0.2%
2018 70.4% -3.5%

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 6 Peru 74.3% compare
  2. 7 Paraguay 72.1% compare
  3. 8 Sri Lanka 71.1% compare
  4. 10 Viet Nam 69.2% compare
  5. 11 Thailand 64.9% compare
  6. 12 Colombia 61.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in El Salvador?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in El Salvador was 70.4% 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) - no breakdown recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
El Salvador ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.