Mexico vs Panama: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 56.88 against 55.73 in Panama, a difference of 1.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 29th and Panama ranks 31st of 83 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.71 | 53.82 | 7.89 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 58.77 | 48.81 | 9.95 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 56.85 | 56.47 | 0.3774 | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico, at 56.88 against 55.73 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Mexico and Panama?
- 1.15, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Mexico ranks 29th and Panama ranks 31st 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.