SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt
Egypt: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 68.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt stood at 68.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt peaked at 71.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.41, in 2009.
That places Egypt 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55.73 | — |
| 2009 | 55.41 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.64 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 58.73 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.92 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 57.61 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 59.83 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 61.87 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 63.74 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 67 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 71.33 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 68.61 | -3.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 68.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.04, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.57 | 55.41 | 55.73 | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.29 | 55.92 | 67 | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.97 | 68.61 | 71.33 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Egypt was 68.61 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.41 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.