Bulgaria vs France: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total

Bulgaria
3.58
in 2025
France
3.39
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
69th
France rank
71st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • France
4681012200720162025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 3.58 against 3.39 in France, a difference of 0.19.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and France ranks 71st of 83 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
2000s 11.09 7.46 3.63 Bulgaria
2010s 6.65 6.19 0.4615 Bulgaria
2020s 5.03 3.81 1.22 Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or France?
Bulgaria, at 3.58 against 3.39 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Bulgaria and France?
0.19, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and France ranks 71st 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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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.