Employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 63.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador is 63.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador peaked at 63.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.6% | — |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 53.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 63.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 63.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.5%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 39.6% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 53.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 57.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.9% | 63.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in El Salvador was 63.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).