Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.30.41991200520191991: 0.345 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.38 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.376 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.372 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.358 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.379 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.364 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.384 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.362 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.353 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.371 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.34 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.354 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.36 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.379 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.366 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.344 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.353 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.35 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.354 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.336 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.342 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 38th of 106 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.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or 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 0.4% +10.3%
1996 0.4% -1.0%
1998 0.4% -1.0%
1999 0.4% -3.8%
2000 0.4% +5.8%
2001 0.4% -3.9%
2002 0.4% +5.5%
2003 0.4% -5.7%
2004 0.4% -2.5%
2005 0.4% +5.2%
2006 0.3% -8.5%
2007 0.4% +4.3%
2008 0.4% +1.7%
2009 0.4% +5.2%
2012 0.4% -3.5%
2014 0.3% -6.0%
2015 0.4% +2.7%
2016 0.4% -0.8%
2017 0.4% +1.0%
2018 0.3% -5.0%
2019 0.3% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest unpaid or 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 unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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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