Caribbean vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Caribbean
58.0%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
53.9%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
16th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
19th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Caribbean
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 58.0% against 53.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Caribbean ranks 16th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 61.9% | 6.0% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 56.8% | 0.7% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 54.1% | 4.6% | Caribbean |
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, Caribbean or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Caribbean, at 58.0% against 53.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 4.1%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 36 countries.
- 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.