Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.81991200420171991: 0.759 % of male workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.763 % of male workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.765 % of male workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.82 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.813 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.788 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.814 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.813 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.795 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.808 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.783 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.81 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.789 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.816 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.795 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.802 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.808 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.796 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.81 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.801 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in 2017.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 49th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.8% +0.5%
1996 0.8% +0.2%
1998 0.8% +7.3%
1999 0.8% -0.9%
2000 0.8% -3.1%
2001 0.8% +3.4%
2002 0.8% -0.2%
2003 0.8% -2.2%
2004 0.8% +1.6%
2005 0.8% -3.1%
2006 0.8% +3.5%
2007 0.8% -2.5%
2008 0.8% +3.4%
2009 0.8% -2.6%
2012 0.8% +0.8%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% -1.4%
2016 0.8% +1.7%
2017 0.8% -1.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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