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

El Salvador: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
68th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.625 % of total workers in the service sector1995: 0.6 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.627 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.632 % of total workers in the service sector1999: 0.645 % of total workers in the service sector2000: 0.611 % of total workers in the service sector2001: 0.622 % of total workers in the service sector2002: 0.596 % of total workers in the service sector2003: 0.602 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.607 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.597 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.625 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.632 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.615 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.604 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.612 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.633 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.619 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.615 % of total workers in the service sector2017: 0.619 % of total workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in 2017.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

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

That places El Salvador 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% -4.0%
1996 0.6% +4.5%
1998 0.6% +0.8%
1999 0.6% +2.1%
2000 0.6% -5.2%
2001 0.6% +1.7%
2002 0.6% -4.1%
2003 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.6% +0.8%
2005 0.6% -1.6%
2006 0.6% +4.5%
2007 0.6% +1.2%
2008 0.6% -2.7%
2009 0.6% -1.8%
2012 0.6% +1.3%
2014 0.6% +3.5%
2015 0.6% -2.3%
2016 0.6% -0.5%
2017 0.6% +0.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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