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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
128 places, 2,151 data points, 2000–2025
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