Peru vs Sri Lanka: Share of employment outside the formal sector

Peru
56.32
in 2025
Sri Lanka
58.62
in 2024
Peru rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
18th

Share of employment outside the formal sector over time

  • Peru
  • Sri Lanka
020406080200220132025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 58.62 against 56.32 in Peru, a difference of 2.3.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 81 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 58.93 61.33 2.41 Sri Lanka
2020s 58.9 59.19 0.2828 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of employment outside the formal sector, Peru or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 58.62 against 56.32 in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of employment outside the formal sector between Peru and Sri Lanka?
2.3, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of employment outside the formal sector?
Peru ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 81 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Share of employment outside the formal sector (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

Indicator
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
81 places, 1,202 data points, 1999–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. 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 Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.