SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles
Seychelles: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 8.91 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles stood at 8.91. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 58th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.06 | — |
| 2020 | 16.96 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 16.55 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 14.22 | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 8.91 | -37.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 8.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.46, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 8.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85, 10% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.06 | 15.06 | 15.06 | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.16 | 8.91 | 16.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Seychelles was 8.91 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.96 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.91 in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.