Informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Informal tourism sector employment rate was 73.78 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador is 73.78, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador peaked at 84.91 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.78, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.3 | — |
| 2015 | 79.9 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 81.07 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.91 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 81.14 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 79.71 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.99 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 80.41 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 79.25 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.22 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 75.39 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 73.78 | -2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 73.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.81, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 73.78 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.1, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.34 | 79.71 | 84.91 | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.51 | 73.78 | 80.41 | 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 informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador?
- Informal tourism sector employment rate in El Salvador was 73.78 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.91 in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.78 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for informal tourism sector employment rate?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Informal tourism sector employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.