SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova
Moldova: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 55.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova is 55.37, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova peaked at 61.09 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.35, in 2005.
Moldova ranks 33rd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.19 | — |
| 2004 | 35.51 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 35.35 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.9 | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 47.36 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 47.29 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.59 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 55.46 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 55.55 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 56.62 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 57.15 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.17 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60.57 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 61.09 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.92 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.31 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 54.64 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 56.38 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 57.21 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 55.92 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 52.21 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 52.22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 55.37 | +6.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 55.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 55.37 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 12.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +29.8% | 35.35 | 45.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.03 | 35.35 | 50.59 | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.65 | 54.64 | 61.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.89 | 52.21 | 57.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Moldova was 55.37 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 61.09 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.35 in 2005.
- How does Moldova rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Moldova ranks 33rd out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.