Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.539 % of female workers in the service sector1995: 0.516 % of female workers in the service sector1996: 0.534 % of female workers in the service sector1998: 0.54 % of female workers in the service sector1999: 0.563 % of female workers in the service sector2000: 0.522 % of female workers in the service sector2001: 0.538 % of female workers in the service sector2002: 0.513 % of female workers in the service sector2003: 0.522 % of female workers in the service sector2004: 0.52 % of female workers in the service sector2005: 0.52 % of female workers in the service sector2006: 0.551 % of female workers in the service sector2007: 0.546 % of female workers in the service sector2008: 0.53 % of female workers in the service sector2009: 0.529 % of female workers in the service sector2012: 0.528 % of female workers in the service sector2014: 0.559 % of female workers in the service sector2015: 0.537 % of female workers in the service sector2016: 0.534 % of female workers in the service sector2017: 0.535 % of female workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador is 0.5%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 71st of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of female workers in the service sector Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% -4.4%
1996 0.5% +3.6%
1998 0.5% +1.1%
1999 0.6% +4.2%
2000 0.5% -7.2%
2001 0.5% +3.0%
2002 0.5% -4.7%
2003 0.5% +1.9%
2004 0.5% -0.4%
2005 0.5% -0.0%
2006 0.6% +6.0%
2007 0.5% -1.0%
2008 0.5% -3.0%
2009 0.5% -0.1%
2012 0.5% -0.2%
2014 0.6% +5.9%
2015 0.5% -4.0%
2016 0.5% -0.6%
2017 0.5% +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  2. 69 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  3. 70 Thailand 0.6% compare
  4. 72 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  5. 73 Colombia 0.5% compare
  6. 74 Nicaragua 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female?
El Salvador ranks 71st out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the service 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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