Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1995
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.31991200520191991: 0.314 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.347 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.34 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.333 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.345 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.328 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.344 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.318 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.331 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.313 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.338 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.313 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.301 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 36th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% +10.7%
1996 0.3% -2.0%
1998 0.3% -2.1%
1999 0.3% -3.3%
2000 0.3% +7.2%
2001 0.3% -5.0%
2002 0.3% +5.1%
2003 0.3% -5.3%
2004 0.3% -2.4%
2005 0.3% +3.9%
2006 0.3% -8.5%
2007 0.3% +3.5%
2008 0.3% +3.0%
2009 0.3% +4.9%
2012 0.3% -4.8%
2014 0.3% -6.4%
2015 0.3% +3.9%
2016 0.3% -1.4%
2017 0.3% +0.8%
2018 0.3% -3.4%
2019 0.3% +1.0%

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 25-64 in El Salvador?
Self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 36th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed 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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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