Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 63.35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador stood at 63.35. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador peaked at 81.25 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.35, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 7th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.25 | — |
| 2015 | 73.91 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 76.76 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 78.84 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 75.55 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 74.3 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.74 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 74.27 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 73.9 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.6 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 67.61 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 63.35 | -6.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 63.35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.74, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 63.35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.75, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.77 | 73.91 | 81.25 | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.08 | 63.35 | 74.27 | 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 share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador?
- Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador was 63.35 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 81.25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.35 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. 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.