Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 69.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador, 2010–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador stood at 69.6%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador peaked at 72.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71.8% | — |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 69.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.7%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 69.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador was 69.6% 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) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-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.