Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.33 for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.41 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.326, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 39th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.41 | — |
| 2011 | 0.393 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.401 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.376 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.362 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.364 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.372 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.348 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.326 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.343 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.339 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.33 | -2.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.33 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3885, 85% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3869 | 0.362 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3372 | 0.326 | 0.348 | 5 |
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 gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in El Salvador was 0.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.326 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.