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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
50 places, 457 data points, 2014–2025
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