El Salvador vs Guatemala: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
Guatemala
15.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
37th
Guatemala rank
30th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 15.2% against 14.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 37th and Guatemala ranks 30th of 152 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.3% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 15.2% against 14.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.9%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- El Salvador ranks 37th and Guatemala ranks 30th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).