SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda
Uganda: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 94.48 in 2021. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda, 2010–2021
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2021, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda stood at 94.48.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda peaked at 96.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 91.69, in 2012.
Uganda ranks 2nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96.39 | — |
| 2011 | 96.6 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.69 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 95.37 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 92.72 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 92.4 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.48 | +2.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 94.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.2 | 91.69 | 96.6 | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.48 | 94.48 | 94.48 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Uganda was 94.48 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.69 in 2012.
- How does Uganda rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Uganda ranks 2nd out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.