Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
39th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.28 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.309 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.323 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.313 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.344 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.319 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.284 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.307 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.313 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.329 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.31 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.293 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 39th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% +10.3%
1996 0.3% +2.0%
1998 0.3% +2.6%
1999 0.3% -3.0%
2000 0.3% +9.1%
2001 0.3% -7.8%
2002 0.3% +9.3%
2003 0.3% -7.3%
2004 0.3% -11.1%
2005 0.3% +8.0%
2006 0.3% -6.6%
2007 0.3% +9.2%
2008 0.3% +0.9%
2009 0.3% +4.3%
2012 0.3% -5.8%
2014 0.3% -2.5%
2015 0.3% -0.1%
2016 0.3% +0.1%
2017 0.3% -3.2%
2018 0.3% -6.0%
2019 0.3% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 39th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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