Ecuador vs Peru: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Ecuador
68.5%
in 2025
Peru
70.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
23rd
Peru rank
21st
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 70.5% against 68.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 21st of 92 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 84.3% | 10.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 70.4% | 8.6% | Peru |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 72.3% | 3.8% | Peru |
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, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 70.5% against 68.5% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Ecuador and Peru?
- 2.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 21st of 92 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.