SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Central America
Central America: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 60.45 in 2027. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Central America, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Central America stood at 60.45.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Central America peaked at 67.84 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 60.34, in 2024.
That places Central America 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67.84 | — |
| 2005 | 66.59 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 64.63 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 63.26 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.99 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 63.08 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.24 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.56 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 62.85 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 61.78 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.02 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.52 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.71 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.57 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.39 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.63 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.12 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 61.29 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.84 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.34 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 60.6 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 60.54 | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 60.45 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.56 | 61.99 | 67.84 | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.31 | 61.39 | 63.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.85 | 60.34 | 62.12 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Central America?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Central America was 60.45 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 67.84 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.34 in 2024.
- How does Central America rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Central America ranks 30th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.