Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Malta

Malta: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Malta, 2014–2020

00.20.40.60.812014201720202014: 0.632015: 0.852016: 0.852017: 0.992018: 0.682019: 0.632020: 0.63

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2020, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Malta stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Malta ranks 50th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%) in Malta, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.6%
2015 0.8% +34.9%
2016 0.8% +0.0%
2017 1.0% +16.5%
2018 0.7% -31.3%
2019 0.6% -7.4%
2020 0.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 6
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Malta?
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Malta was 0.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Malta rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
Malta ranks 50th out of 50 countries with data for 2020.
Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%)
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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