SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala
Guatemala: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 73.52 in 2025. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 73.52 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala peaked at 83.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.52, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81.88 | — |
| 2003 | 81.11 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.21 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.13 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.93 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.21 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.66 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.53 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 78.06 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 79.18 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 79.21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.11 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 80.56 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.98 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 81.94 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 79.73 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 83.19 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 75.93 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 73.52 | -3.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 73.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 73.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.18, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.08 | 80.13 | 81.88 | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.14 | 78.06 | 82.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.86 | 73.52 | 83.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More work & labour data for Guatemala
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6261 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 18,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,847 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 13,041 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 12,871 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 25,912 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Guatemala was 73.52 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 83.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.52 in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.