Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 64.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 64.0% for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 64.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1994.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.4% | — |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 56.5% | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 56.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.2% | 64.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 64.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.