Africa vs Bangladesh: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total

Africa
84.08
in 2027
Bangladesh
84.04
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
Bangladesh rank
11th

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

  • Africa
  • Bangladesh
020406080100200420152027

How they compare

Africa currently reports 84.08 against 84.04 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Africa ranks 14th and Bangladesh ranks 11th of 87 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Bangladesh in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Bangladesh Difference Ahead
2010s 84.14 90.02 5.88 Bangladesh
2020s 84.86 84.35 0.5057 Africa

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, Africa or Bangladesh?
Africa, at 84.08 against 84.04 in Bangladesh as of 2027.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Africa and Bangladesh?
0.04, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Bangladesh?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Africa and Bangladesh rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Africa ranks 14th and Bangladesh ranks 11th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
170 places, 3,309 data points, 2000–2027
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.