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

Africa
84.08
in 2027
Botswana
75.58
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
Botswana rank
17th

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

  • Africa
  • Botswana
020406080200420152027

How they compare

Africa currently reports 84.08 against 75.58 in Botswana, a difference of 8.5.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 14th and Botswana ranks 17th of 87 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Botswana Difference Ahead
2010s 83.86 70.98 12.88 Africa
2020s 84.81 74.25 10.56 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 Botswana?
Africa, at 84.08 against 75.58 in Botswana as of 2027.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Africa and Botswana?
8.5, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Botswana?
6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Africa and Botswana rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Africa ranks 14th and Botswana ranks 17th 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.