Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab States: High income
Arab States: High income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 23.57 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Arab States: High income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, informal employment rate in Arab States: High income stood at 23.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Arab States: High income peaked at 24.03 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.74, in 2004.
Arab States: High income ranks 64th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Arab States: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.74 | — |
| 2005 | 20.79 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.24 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.88 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 22.24 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 22.31 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.12 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 21.77 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.44 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 21.49 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.73 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.09 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.52 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 23.14 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.59 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.41 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.94 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.97 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.03 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 23.92 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 23.95 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 23.76 | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 23.57 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.53 | 20.74 | 22.31 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.15 | 21.44 | 23.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.82 | 23.41 | 24.03 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Arab States: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,091 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.96 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 15,065 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.853 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 124,100 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 57,988 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 68.23 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Arab States: High income?
- Informal employment rate in Arab States: High income was 23.57 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.74 in 2004.
- How does Arab States: High income rank for informal employment rate?
- Arab States: High income ranks 64th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Arab States: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 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.