Share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.3915 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3915
World rank
42nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.3915
in 2021
All-time low
0.1911
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.2282001: 0.2152002: 0.2092003: 0.252004: 0.1912005: 0.2782006: 0.2522007: 0.2542008: 0.272009: 0.2662012: 0.282014: 0.3452015: 0.3452016: 0.3392017: 0.3572021: 0.391

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3915 for share of private paid employees with a contract in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador peaked at 0.3915 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1911, in 2004.

That places El Salvador 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2276
2001 0.2155 -5.3%
2002 0.2093 -2.9%
2003 0.2499 +19.4%
2004 0.1911 -23.5%
2005 0.2776 +45.3%
2006 0.2517 -9.3%
2007 0.2541 +1.0%
2008 0.2698 +6.1%
2009 0.2665 -1.2%
2012 0.28 +5.1%
2014 0.3452 +23.3%
2015 0.3449 -0.1%
2016 0.3388 -1.8%
2017 0.3574 +5.5%
2021 0.3915 +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2413 0.1911 0.2776 10
2010s 0.3333 0.28 0.3574 5
2020s 0.3915 0.3915 0.3915 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 39 Honduras 0.4165 compare
  2. 40 Peru 0.4067 compare
  3. 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3963 compare
  4. 43 Ethiopia 0.3704 compare
  5. 44 Guatemala 0.2626 compare
  6. 45 Paraguay 0.2219 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in El Salvador was 0.3915 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3915 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1911 in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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