Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 53.68 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 53.68 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador peaked at 62.55 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.68 %, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 59.49 % | — |
| 2011 | 60.76 % | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 60.35 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.55 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 58.66 % | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 60.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 61.27 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.85 % | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 57.78 % | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.65 % | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 62.01 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 58 % | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 56.13 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 54.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 53.68 % | -1.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 53.68 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.54 %, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 53.68 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.66 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.07 % | 57.78 % | 62.55 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9 % | 53.68 % | 62.01 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in El Salvador was 53.68 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.55 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.68 % in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.