Americas vs El Salvador: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS

Americas
34.6%
in 2025
El Salvador
64.0%
in 2024
Americas rank
27th
El Salvador rank
28th

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time

  • Americas
  • El Salvador
020406080200420142025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 64.0% against 34.6% in Americas, a difference of 29.4%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 36 groups.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 34.6% 69.3% 34.6% El Salvador
2020s 34.6% 67.1% 32.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Americas or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 64.0% against 34.6% in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Americas and El Salvador?
29.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Americas and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
Americas ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
128 places, 2,151 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed