SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Spain
Spain: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 3.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Spain, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Spain is 3.8, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Spain peaked at 8.22 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.85, in 2012.
That places Spain 68th out of 83 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.22 | — |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -55.0% |
| 2009 | 3.02 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 3.49 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 2.96 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 2.85 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.57 | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 5.13 | +43.9% |
| 2015 | 5.11 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 4.65 | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 3.75 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 4.24 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 3.69 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 5.69 | +54.0% |
| 2022 | 4.75 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 3.85 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.46, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.98 | 3.02 | 8.22 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.95 | 2.85 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Spain?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Spain was 3.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 in 2007.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.