Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador stood at 95.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador peaked at 97.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.3% | — |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in El Salvador was 95.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).