SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina
Argentina: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 52.82 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina stood at 52.82.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina peaked at 60.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 46.98, in 2020.
That places Argentina 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 60.4 | — |
| 2005 | 58.81 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.02 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 51.14 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 50.51 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.34 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.5 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 48.47 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.05 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.44 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.56 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 48.73 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.92 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.98 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 49.14 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 51.2 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 50.45 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 51.58 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 52.82 | +2.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 52.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 52.82 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.18, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.38 | 50.51 | 60.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.63 | 47.44 | 49.92 | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.36 | 46.98 | 52.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Argentina was 52.82 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.98 in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.