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 67.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
67.2%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
72.0%
in 2012
All-time low
67.1%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

0204060802010201420182010: 722011: 722012: 722013: 70.12014: 682015: 68.32016: 67.12017: 68.22018: 67.2

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 67.2% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in El Salvador peaked at 72.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2016.

El Salvador ranks 9th of 27 countries on this measure, 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 - Male in El Salvador, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 72.0%
2011 72.0% -0.0%
2012 72.0% +0.0%
2013 70.1% -2.6%
2014 68.0% -3.0%
2015 68.3% +0.4%
2016 67.1% -1.8%
2017 68.2% +1.7%
2018 67.2% -1.5%

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 6 Viet Nam 73.5% compare
  2. 7 Ecuador 71.5% compare
  3. 8 Paraguay 69.0% compare
  4. 10 Egypt 64.4% compare
  5. 11 Peru 64.0% compare
  6. 12 Thailand 63.4% 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 67.2% 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 72.0% 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 67.1% in 2016.
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 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.