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

El Salvador
64.0%
in 2024
Panama
58.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Panama rank
30th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 64.0% against 58.7% in Panama, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 30th of 92 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2010s 69.3% 49.7% 19.6% El Salvador
2020s 67.0% 56.7% 10.4% 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, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at 64.0% against 58.7% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between El Salvador and Panama?
5.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Panama ranks 30th of 92 countries.
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