Austria vs Bulgaria: Informal employment

Austria
3.3%
in 2024
Bulgaria
3.6%
in 2024
Austria rank
40th
Bulgaria rank
39th

Informal employment over time

  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Austria ranks 40th and Bulgaria ranks 39th of 45 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2010s 1.8% 4.0% 2.2% Bulgaria
2020s 3.9% 4.7% 0.8% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Austria or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in informal employment between Austria and Bulgaria?
0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for informal employment?
Austria ranks 40th and Bulgaria ranks 39th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total non-agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 426 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).