Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador

El Salvador: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0176 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0176 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0055 units per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1995–2023

0.0050.0070.010.0130.0150.0181995200920231995: 0.006 units per square kilometre1996: 0.006 units per square kilometre1997: 0.006 units per square kilometre1998: 0.006 units per square kilometre1999: 0.006 units per square kilometre2000: 0.006 units per square kilometre2001: 0.006 units per square kilometre2002: 0.006 units per square kilometre2003: 0.006 units per square kilometre2004: 0.006 units per square kilometre2005: 0.006 units per square kilometre2006: 0.007 units per square kilometre2007: 0.007 units per square kilometre2008: 0.009 units per square kilometre2009: 0.01 units per square kilometre2010: 0.01 units per square kilometre2011: 0.011 units per square kilometre2012: 0.011 units per square kilometre2013: 0.011 units per square kilometre2014: 0.012 units per square kilometre2015: 0.012 units per square kilometre2016: 0.012 units per square kilometre2017: 0.015 units per square kilometre2018: 0.015 units per square kilometre2019: 0.015 units per square kilometre2020: 0.015 units per square kilometre2021: 0.018 units per square kilometre2022: 0.018 units per square kilometre2023: 0.018 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 0.0176 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per square kilometre, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1995 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1995 0.0055 units per square kilometre
1996 0.0055 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0055 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.006 units per square kilometre +9.1%
1999 0.006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.006 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2002 0.006 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0065 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2004 0.0065 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0065 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0071 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2007 0.0075 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2008 0.0092 units per square kilometre +22.9%
2009 0.0099 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2010 0.0099 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0107 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2012 0.0107 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0112 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 0.0116 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2015 0.0121 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2016 0.0121 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0147 units per square kilometre +21.7%
2018 0.0147 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0147 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0147 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0176 units per square kilometre +20.0%
2022 0.0176 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0176 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0057 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 5
2000s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0169 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 104 Eswatini 0.0244 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 105 Niger 0.0237 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 106 Cuba 0.0202 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 108 Turkey 0.0174 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 109 Thailand 0.017 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 110 Estonia 0.017 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per square kilometre in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.