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

El Salvador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 56.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
56.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
59.7%
in 2012
All-time low
54.5%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

02040602010201420182010: 59.72011: 59.72012: 59.72013: 58.22014: 55.72015: 56.82016: 54.52017: 56.62018: 56.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador is 56.7%, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in El Salvador peaked at 59.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, 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) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in El Salvador, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 59.7%
2011 59.7% -0.1%
2012 59.7% +0.1%
2013 58.2% -2.6%
2014 55.7% -4.4%
2015 56.8% +2.0%
2016 54.5% -4.0%
2017 56.6% +3.8%
2018 56.7% +0.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 56.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 56.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 6 Ecuador 63.3% compare
  2. 7 Paraguay 61.9% compare
  3. 8 Viet Nam 59.0% compare
  4. 10 Colombia 55.5% compare
  5. 11 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  6. 12 Egypt 55.4% compare

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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 56.7% 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) recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
El Salvador ranks 9th 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 5.1%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - 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 non-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.