Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total

Rwanda
86.75
in 2025
Zimbabwe
73.86
in 2024
Rwanda rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
3rd

SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 86.75 against 73.86 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 12.89.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 80.13 79.54 0.592 Rwanda
2020s 84.09 77.91 6.18 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
Rwanda, at 86.75 against 73.86 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
12.89, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Rwanda ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 461 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.