Southern Asia: Lower-middle income vs Zambia: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total

Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
86.28
in 2027
Zambia
82.73
in 2024
Southern Asia: Lower-middle income rank
9th
Zambia rank
12th

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

  • Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Southern Asia: Lower-middle income currently reports 86.28 against 82.73 in Zambia, a difference of 3.55.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Southern Asia: Lower-middle income has been ahead every year.

Southern Asia: Lower-middle income ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 12th of 87 groups.

Southern Asia: Lower-middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia: Lower-middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 87.86 83.55 4.31 Southern Asia: Lower-middle income
2020s 87.69 84.06 3.62 Southern Asia: Lower-middle income

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, Southern Asia: Lower-middle income or Zambia?
Southern Asia: Lower-middle income, at 86.28 against 82.73 in Zambia as of 2027.
What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total between Southern Asia: Lower-middle income and Zambia?
3.55, with Southern Asia: Lower-middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia: Lower-middle income and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Southern Asia: Lower-middle income and Zambia rank globally for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Southern Asia: Lower-middle income ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.