Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
95.3%
Angola
Lowest
0.6%
Malta
Median
35.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,151
What the numbers show
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 95.3% in Angola; the lowest is 0.6% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.2%, and the mean is 39.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 151.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 48.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 80.2%).
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 95.3% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 94.5% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 94.4% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.1% | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.1% | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 6 | Senegal | 89.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 88.7% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 8 | India | 88.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 85.0% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Rwanda | 84.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 84.0% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 83.9% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 82.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Honduras | 82.6% | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 81.0% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 16 | Myanmar | 80.7% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Melanesia | 79.8% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 18 | Armenia | 76.1% | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 75.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Botswana | 75.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 70.5% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 68.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 68.5% | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 67.6% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 67.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 67.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 64.5% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 64.0% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 63.2% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 58.7% | 2024 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 56.4% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 56.0% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 34 | Namibia | 55.6% | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 55.1% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 54.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Jamaica | 54.6% | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 52.2% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 52.2% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 51.6% | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 41 | Georgia | 51.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | State of Palestine | 48.8% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 43 | Grenada | 48.0% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 36.1% | 2025 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 35.6% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 46 | Polynesia | 35.5% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 34.8% | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 48 | Uruguay | 28.5% | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 28.3% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 50 | Türkiye | 27.7% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 50 | Türkiye | 27.7% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 52 | Mongolia | 27.1% | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 26.4% | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 23.4% | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.4% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.4% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 19.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 19.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 17.8% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.6% | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 62 | Poland | 8.6% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.5% | 2018 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.5% | 2018 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 3.6% | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 68 | Italy | 3.4% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 70 | France | 3.1% | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 71 | Sweden | 2.8% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 72 | Denmark | 2.8% | 2019 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 74 | Estonia | 2.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Czechia | 2.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 76 | Spain | 2.2% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 77 | Finland | 2.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 78 | Latvia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 79 | Iceland | 2.0% | 2020 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 1.9% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 82 | Cyprus | 1.7% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 83 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 84 | Norway | 1.4% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 84 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.4% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 86 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 87 | Austria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 88 | Hungary | 1.3% | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 91 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 92 | Malta | 0.6% | 2020 | down 68.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 93.1%
- Western Africa 91.2%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 88.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 87.6%
- Eastern Africa 86.9%
- Southern Asia 85.6%
- Africa 84.4%
- Central and Southern Asia 83.9%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 77.8%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 77.2%
- South-Eastern Asia 69.5%
- Developing regions 68.7%
- Asia 64.7%
- Northern Africa 62.7%
- Central America 60.6%
- Caribbean 58.0%
- World 57.9%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 55.9%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 53.9%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 51.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 48.2%
- Eastern Asia 47.7%
- South America 46.9%
- Central Asia 40.4%
- Southern Africa 40.0%
- Western Asia 38.5%
- Americas 34.6%
- Oceania 18.5%
- Eastern Europe 15.3%
- Europe 8.3%
- Europe and Northern America 8.2%
- Northern America 7.9%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 7.3%
- Northern Europe 5.2%
- Southern Europe 4.6%
- Western Europe 2.5%