Northern Africa 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
- Northern Africa
- Panama
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 62.51 against 55.73 in Panama, a difference of 6.78.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Panama ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 29th and Panama ranks 31st of 87 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.72 | 53.35 | 1.37 | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 57.36 | 48.81 | 8.55 | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 62.8 | 56.47 | 6.33 | Northern 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, Northern Africa or Panama?
- Northern Africa, at 62.51 against 55.73 in Panama as of 2027.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Northern Africa and Panama?
- 6.78, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Panama?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Northern Africa and Panama rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Northern Africa ranks 29th and Panama ranks 31st 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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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.