Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 38.37 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Informal employment rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income is 38.37, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 38.39 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 34.96, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 55th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38 | — |
| 2005 | 37.76 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.85 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 36.71 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.48 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.61 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.04 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35.91 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 35.12 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 35.54 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.53 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.34 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 37.09 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 37.38 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.79 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.61 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 34.96 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 35.81 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 37.73 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 37.38 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 38.01 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 38.38 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 38.39 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 38.37 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.07 | 36.48 | 38 | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.64 | 35.12 | 37.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.38 | 34.96 | 38.39 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,178 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 24,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.63 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.48 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,850 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,574 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 38.87 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.33 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Informal employment rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 38.37 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.39 in 2026.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.96 in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for informal employment rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 55th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: 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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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.