Americas vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS

Americas
34.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
67.6%
in 2023
Americas rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
24th

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time

  • Americas
  • Sri Lanka
020406080200420142025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 67.6% against 34.6% in Americas, a difference of 33.0%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.0 times Americas's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 34.7% 69.2% 34.5% Sri Lanka
2020s 34.6% 67.2% 32.6% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Americas or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 67.6% against 34.6% in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Americas and Sri Lanka?
33.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Americas and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
Americas ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
128 places, 2,151 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed