Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income

Americas: High income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 9.75 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
9.75
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
71st
of 87 groups
All-time high
10.28
in 2010
All-time low
9.69
in 2020
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment rate in Americas: High income, 2004–2027

02.557.5102004201520272004: 10.22005: 10.22006: 10.22007: 10.22008: 10.12009: 10.22010: 10.32011: 10.22012: 10.32013: 10.22014: 10.22015: 10.22016: 10.22017: 10.22018: 10.22019: 10.22020: 9.72021: 9.82022: 10.12023: 102024: 10.12025: 102026: 9.92027: 9.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, informal employment rate in Americas: High income stood at 9.75.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Americas: High income peaked at 10.28 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.69, in 2020.

That places Americas: High income 71st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 10.18 —
2005 10.18 +0.0%
2006 10.2 +0.2%
2007 10.18 -0.2%
2008 10.15 -0.3%
2009 10.22 +0.7%
2010 10.28 +0.5%
2011 10.2 -0.8%
2012 10.25 +0.5%
2013 10.25 -0.0%
2014 10.24 -0.1%
2015 10.24 +0.0%
2016 10.18 -0.6%
2017 10.2 +0.2%
2018 10.25 +0.5%
2019 10.23 -0.1%
2020 9.69 -5.3%
2021 9.8 +1.1%
2022 10.06 +2.6%
2023 9.98 -0.7%
2024 10.05 +0.7%
2025 9.98 -0.7%
2026 9.87 -1.1%
2027 9.75 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.19 10.15 10.22 6
2010s 10.23 10.18 10.28 10
2020s 9.9 9.69 10.06 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in Americas: High income?
Informal employment rate in Americas: High income was 9.75 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Americas: High income?
The highest recorded value was 10.28 in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Americas: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 9.69 in 2020.
How does Americas: High income rank for informal employment rate?
Americas: High income ranks 71st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Americas: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas: High income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment rate (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.