Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was -27.58 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -27.58 % for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador peaked at -25.56 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, -37.64 %, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -32.54 % | — |
| 2011 | -37.64 % | +15.7% |
| 2012 | -37.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -35.92 % | -4.5% |
| 2014 | -29.37 % | -18.2% |
| 2015 | -31.99 % | +8.9% |
| 2016 | -32.54 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | -30.32 % | -6.8% |
| 2018 | -28.97 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | -33.91 % | +17.1% |
| 2020 | -33.57 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | -29.34 % | -12.6% |
| 2022 | -27.98 % | -4.6% |
| 2023 | -25.56 % | -8.6% |
| 2024 | -27.58 % | +7.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -27.58 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -12.36 %, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -27.58 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -18.24 %, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -33.08 % | -37.64 % | -28.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.81 % | -33.57 % | -25.56 % | 5 |
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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 gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in El Salvador was -27.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -25.56 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.64 % in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.