Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.5% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 14.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.9% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 6 |
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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 4.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.