Belgium vs Sweden: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.23 against 2.45 in Belgium, a difference of 0.78.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 74th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.93 | 0.229 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.71 | 3.56 | 0.1496 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.86 | 3.45 | 0.5845 | Sweden |
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, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.23 against 2.45 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.78, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Belgium ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 74th of 83 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.