Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador
El Salvador: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.3%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
40th
of 163 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2000
All-time low
13.7%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 14.3% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador peaked at 18.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 40th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 14.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 14.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.2% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 37 State of Palestine 14.5% compare
- 38 Pakistan 14.4% compare
- 39 Togo 14.3% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 14.2% compare
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- 43 Benin 14.2% compare
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 manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in El Salvador was 14.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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