SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 66.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka stood at 66.35. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka peaked at 70.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.35, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70.98 | — |
| 2011 | 70.84 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.98 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.17 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.5 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.73 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.12 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 67.93 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.67 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.95 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.42 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.95 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.57 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 66.35 | -1.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 66.35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.21 | 66.67 | 70.98 | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.05 | 66.35 | 67.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Sri Lanka was 66.35 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 70.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.35 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.