Informal employment rate in Arab League
Arab League: Informal employment rate was 56.05 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Arab League, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, informal employment rate in Arab League stood at 56.05.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Arab League peaked at 56.73 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.36, in 2012.
That places Arab League 35th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Arab League, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.23 | — |
| 2005 | 53.75 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.33 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.23 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.45 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 52.3 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.56 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 52.43 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.36 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 51.53 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.82 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.78 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.35 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.08 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 54.03 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 54.85 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.22 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.27 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 56.18 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.73 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 56.1 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 56.15 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 56.12 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 56.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.21 | 52.3 | 54.23 | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.58 | 51.36 | 54.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1 | 55.22 | 56.73 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Arab League
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 160,996 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.01 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 196,731 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.58 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,445 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,939 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.64 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.64 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 138,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Arab League?
- Informal employment rate in Arab League was 56.05 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Arab League?
- The highest recorded value was 56.73 in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Arab League?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.36 in 2012.
- How does Arab League rank for informal employment rate?
- Arab League ranks 35th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Arab League?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab League 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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About this data
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.