SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 57.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57.55
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 83 countries
All-time high
58.26
in 2021
All-time low
52.77
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan, 2012–2023

02040602012201720232012: 52.82013: 55.32014: 56.22015: 56.32016: 56.42017: 53.72018: 532019: 57.62020: 56.62021: 58.32022: 57.52023: 57.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2023, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan stood at 57.55.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 58.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.77, in 2012.

That places Kyrgyzstan 28th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Kyrgyzstan, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 52.77
2013 55.26 +4.7%
2014 56.22 +1.7%
2015 56.35 +0.2%
2016 56.4 +0.1%
2017 53.71 -4.8%
2018 53.03 -1.3%
2019 57.62 +8.7%
2020 56.56 -1.8%
2021 58.26 +3.0%
2022 57.51 -1.3%
2023 57.55 +0.1%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

  • Kyrgyzstan's 57.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.04, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Kyrgyzstan's 57.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 55.17 52.77 57.62 8
2020s 57.47 56.56 58.26 4

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 25 El Salvador 63.63 compare
  2. 26 Thailand 63.17 compare
  3. 27 Georgia 62.39 compare
  4. 29 Mexico 56.88 compare
  5. 30 Colombia 56.01 compare
  6. 31 Panama 55.73 compare
  7. 31 Caribbean 58.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan?
Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Kyrgyzstan was 57.55 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 58.26 in 2021.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 52.77 in 2012.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 28th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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Indicator
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
170 places, 3,309 data points, 2000–2027
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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.