Employment by economic sector in El Salvador 2022

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Jan 16, 2025

The statistic shows the distribution of employment in El Salvador by economic sector from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, 14.97 percent of the employees in El Salvador were active in the agricultural sector, 23.43 percent in industry and 61.6 percent in the service sector.

El Salvador: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2012 to 2022

CharacteristicAgricultureIndustryServices
2022 14.97% 23.43% 61.6%
2021 14.87% 23.9% 61.23%
2020 15.8% 23.35% 60.85%
2019 16.29% 22.51% 61.2%
2018 16.71% 22.2% 61.09%
2017 18.58% 21.89% 59.54%
2016 18.68% 21.1% 60.22%
2015 18.11% 22.18% 59.71%
2014 18.76% 20.89% 60.35%
2013 19.59% 20.36% 60.06%
2012 20.97% 20.98% 58.05%
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