SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment … previous in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

Southern Asia: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment … previous was 39.75 in 2027. ▬ Flat

Latest (2027)
39.75
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
54th
of 87 groups
All-time high
40.86
in 2019
All-time low
38.97
in 2011
Years of data
24
2004–2027

SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027

0102030402004201520272004: 40.82005: 40.72006: 40.62007: 40.52008: 39.82009: 39.62010: 39.52011: 392012: 39.12013: 39.82014: 39.52015: 39.62016: 40.42017: 40.42018: 40.82019: 40.92020: 402021: 39.62022: 39.92023: 40.32024: 402025: 39.82026: 39.82027: 39.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 39.75.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 40.86 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.97, in 2011.

That places Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 54th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment … previous in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 40.84 —
2005 40.67 -0.4%
2006 40.61 -0.2%
2007 40.51 -0.3%
2008 39.81 -1.7%
2009 39.63 -0.4%
2010 39.49 -0.4%
2011 38.97 -1.3%
2012 39.12 +0.4%
2013 39.78 +1.7%
2014 39.49 -0.7%
2015 39.57 +0.2%
2016 40.36 +2.0%
2017 40.45 +0.2%
2018 40.77 +0.8%
2019 40.86 +0.2%
2020 39.97 -2.2%
2021 39.58 -1.0%
2022 39.91 +0.8%
2023 40.33 +1.1%
2024 40 -0.8%
2025 39.84 -0.4%
2026 39.82 -0.1%
2027 39.75 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.35 39.63 40.84 6
2010s 39.89 38.97 40.86 10
2020s 39.9 39.58 40.33 8

Countries ranked near Southern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 51 United Kingdom 19.81 compare
  2. 52 Russia 19.23 compare
  3. 53 Serbia 17.14 compare
  4. 54 Croatia 14.82 compare
  5. 55 Poland 14.35 compare
  6. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.1 compare
  7. 57 North Macedonia 11.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income was 39.75 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 40.86 in 2019.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 38.97 in 2011.
How does Southern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
Southern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 54th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Southern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 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.