Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.739 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.719 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.743 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.646 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.64 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.651 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.65 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.649 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.647 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.657 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.657 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.663 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.66 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.662 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.68 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.682 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.643 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.647 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.654 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.661 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador is 0.7%, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places El Salvador 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.7%
1995 0.7% -2.7%
1996 0.7% +3.3%
1998 0.6% -13.1%
1999 0.6% -0.9%
2000 0.7% +1.7%
2001 0.6% -0.2%
2002 0.6% -0.1%
2003 0.6% -0.3%
2004 0.7% +1.5%
2005 0.7% -0.1%
2006 0.7% +1.0%
2007 0.7% -0.5%
2008 0.7% +0.4%
2009 0.7% +2.6%
2012 0.7% +0.3%
2014 0.6% -5.6%
2015 0.6% +0.6%
2016 0.7% +1.1%
2017 0.7% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does El Salvador rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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