SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda
Rwanda: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 86.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 86.75 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda peaked at 86.75 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.13, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.38 | — |
| 2018 | 80.38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.13 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.91 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 84.64 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.27 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.46 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.98 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 86.75 | +4.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 86.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.86, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3 | 80.13 | 80.38 | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.33 | 82.91 | 86.75 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Rwanda was 86.75 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.75 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.13 in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.