Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 21.32 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
21.32
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
65th
of 87 groups
All-time high
25.07
in 2010
All-time low
21.32
in 2027
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027

01020302004201520272004: 24.62005: 24.42006: 242007: 23.92008: 23.32009: 23.42010: 25.12011: 24.62012: 24.52013: 24.52014: 24.72015: 24.72016: 24.92017: 24.32018: 23.62019: 23.52020: 232021: 23.22022: 22.72023: 21.92024: 222025: 21.82026: 21.62027: 21.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income is 21.32, measured in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 25.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.32, in 2027.

That places Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 65th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 24.58 —
2005 24.44 -0.6%
2006 24.04 -1.6%
2007 23.85 -0.8%
2008 23.33 -2.2%
2009 23.43 +0.4%
2010 25.07 +7.0%
2011 24.64 -1.7%
2012 24.51 -0.5%
2013 24.5 -0.0%
2014 24.67 +0.7%
2015 24.7 +0.1%
2016 24.91 +0.8%
2017 24.29 -2.5%
2018 23.6 -2.8%
2019 23.48 -0.5%
2020 23.05 -1.8%
2021 23.16 +0.5%
2022 22.73 -1.9%
2023 21.94 -3.5%
2024 22.02 +0.4%
2025 21.84 -0.8%
2026 21.64 -1.0%
2027 21.32 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.94 23.33 24.58 6
2010s 24.44 23.48 25.07 10
2020s 22.21 21.32 23.16 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Informal employment rate in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income was 21.32 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 25.07 in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 21.32 in 2027.
How does Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income rank for informal employment rate?
Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 65th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe: Upper-middle 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.