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

Eastern Europe: High income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 13.77 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
13.77
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
69th
of 87 groups
All-time high
14.92
in 2016
All-time low
12.32
in 2010
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: High income, 2004–2027

0510152004201520272004: 132005: 132006: 132007: 132008: 12.52009: 12.52010: 12.32011: 13.52012: 142013: 14.52014: 14.72015: 14.82016: 14.92017: 14.22018: 14.22019: 14.12020: 13.72021: 14.22022: 132023: 12.52024: 142025: 142026: 13.92027: 13.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eastern Europe: High income recorded 13.77 for informal employment rate in 2027.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: High income peaked at 14.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.32, in 2010.

That places Eastern Europe: High income 69th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Europe: High income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 12.97 —
2005 12.97 +0.0%
2006 12.96 -0.1%
2007 12.97 +0.1%
2008 12.45 -4.0%
2009 12.48 +0.2%
2010 12.32 -1.3%
2011 13.48 +9.4%
2012 14.04 +4.1%
2013 14.54 +3.6%
2014 14.75 +1.4%
2015 14.82 +0.5%
2016 14.92 +0.7%
2017 14.15 -5.2%
2018 14.24 +0.6%
2019 14.06 -1.3%
2020 13.7 -2.5%
2021 14.2 +3.6%
2022 13.02 -8.3%
2023 12.54 -3.7%
2024 14.03 +11.9%
2025 14.03 -0.0%
2026 13.89 -1.0%
2027 13.77 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.8 12.45 12.97 6
2010s 14.13 12.32 14.92 10
2020s 13.65 12.54 14.2 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: High income?
Informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: High income was 13.77 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Europe: High income?
The highest recorded value was 14.92 in 2016.
What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Europe: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 12.32 in 2010.
How does Eastern Europe: High income rank for informal employment rate?
Eastern Europe: High income ranks 69th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Eastern Europe: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe: 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.