Ecuador vs El Salvador: Share of employment outside the formal sector
Share of employment outside the formal sector over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 57.32 against 57.13 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 81 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.66 | 65.39 | 14.74 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 57.43 | 60.65 | 3.22 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of employment outside the formal sector, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador, at 57.32 against 57.13 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of employment outside the formal sector between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.19, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for share of employment outside the formal sector?
- Ecuador ranks 19th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.