Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
94.9%
Angola
Lowest
0.6%
Malta
Median
4.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
457
What the numbers show
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 94.9% in Angola; the lowest is 0.6% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.0%, and the mean is 21.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 151.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 45.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 80.2%).
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 94.9% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 83.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 73.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Botswana | 72.3% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 68.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 64.6% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 64.6% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 8 | El Salvador | 59.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 58.7% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 55.1% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 37.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 36.1% | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 35.6% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 32.0% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 28.3% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 26.4% | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 26.2% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 20.4% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 20.4% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 19.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 19.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 4.7% | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 3.6% | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 3.4% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 29 | France | 3.1% | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 2.8% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 2.8% | 2019 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 2.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 2.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 35 | Spain | 2.2% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 2.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 37 | Latvia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 2.0% | 2020 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 1.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 1.9% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 1.7% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 1.4% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 1.3% | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 49 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 50 | Malta | 0.6% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |