Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.587 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1995: 0.548 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1996: 0.583 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1998: 0.596 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector1999: 0.606 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2000: 0.566 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2001: 0.583 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2002: 0.563 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2003: 0.57 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2004: 0.574 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2005: 0.573 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2006: 0.595 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2007: 0.599 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2008: 0.583 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2009: 0.58 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2012: 0.592 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2014: 0.617 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2015: 0.6 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2016: 0.598 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector2017: 0.6 % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 66th out of 90 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.5% -6.6%
1996 0.6% +6.3%
1998 0.6% +2.2%
1999 0.6% +1.6%
2000 0.6% -6.6%
2001 0.6% +3.1%
2002 0.6% -3.5%
2003 0.6% +1.3%
2004 0.6% +0.6%
2005 0.6% -0.2%
2006 0.6% +3.8%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2008 0.6% -2.7%
2009 0.6% -0.5%
2012 0.6% +2.1%
2014 0.6% +4.2%
2015 0.6% -2.8%
2016 0.6% -0.3%
2017 0.6% +0.4%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 67 Thailand 0.6% compare
  5. 68 Nicaragua 0.6% compare
  6. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in services, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 66th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in services, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 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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