SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Africa
Africa: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 84.08 in 2027. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Africa, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Africa is 84.08, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Africa peaked at 85.97 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 83.66, in 2016.
That places Africa 14th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 85.97 | — |
| 2005 | 85.76 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.45 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.23 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.94 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.68 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.57 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.91 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 83.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.72 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.77 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.66 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.81 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.8 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.86 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.31 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.19 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 84.95 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.97 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.65 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 84.41 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 84.25 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 84.08 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.39 | 84.94 | 85.97 | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.97 | 83.66 | 84.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6 | 84.08 | 85.19 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Africa?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Africa was 84.08 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.97 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.66 in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Africa ranks 14th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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.