Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab States: High income

Arab States: High income: Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) was 8,066 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
8,066
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
72nd
of 87 groups
All-time high
8,066
in 2027
All-time low
2,354
in 2004
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment in Arab States: High income, 2004–2027

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201520272004: 2.4k2005: 2.5k2006: 2.8k2007: 3.1k2008: 3.5k2009: 3.7k2010: 3.9k2011: 4.2k2012: 4.4k2013: 4.8k2014: 5.1k2015: 5.5k2016: 5.8k2017: 5.9k2018: 6.1k2019: 6.4k2020: 6.2k2021: 6.6k2022: 7.0k2023: 7.5k2024: 7.7k2025: 7.9k2026: 8.0k2027: 8.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Arab States: High income recorded 8,066 for informal employment in 2027. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment in Arab States: High income peaked at 8,066 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 2,354, in 2004.

Arab States: High income ranks 72nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab States: High income, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab States: High income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 2,354 —
2005 2,511 +6.7%
2006 2,767 +10.2%
2007 3,127 +13.0%
2008 3,472 +11.0%
2009 3,708 +6.8%
2010 3,929 +6.0%
2011 4,166 +6.1%
2012 4,449 +6.8%
2013 4,774 +7.3%
2014 5,087 +6.6%
2015 5,452 +7.2%
2016 5,818 +6.7%
2017 5,935 +2.0%
2018 6,125 +3.2%
2019 6,362 +3.9%
2020 6,231 -2.1%
2021 6,556 +5.2%
2022 6,959 +6.1%
2023 7,477 +7.4%
2024 7,673 +2.6%
2025 7,890 +2.8%
2026 7,990 +1.3%
2027 8,066 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,990 2,354 3,708 6
2010s 5,210 3,929 6,362 10
2020s 7,355 6,231 8,066 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment in Arab States: High income?
Informal employment in Arab States: High income was 8,066 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment recorded in Arab States: High income?
The highest recorded value was 8,066 in 2027.
What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Arab States: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 2,354 in 2004.
How does Arab States: High income rank for informal employment?
Arab States: High income ranks 72nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rising or falling in Arab States: High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab States: High income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
87 places, 2,088 data points, 2004–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.