SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA
MENA: SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights was 6.33 in 2024. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA, 2015–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA is 6.33, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA peaked at 6.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.95, in 2019.
That places MENA 11th out of 83 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.03 | — |
| 2016 | 6.23 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.14 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.95 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.08 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.15 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.11 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.35 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 6.33 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.12 | 5.95 | 6.23 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 6.08 | 6.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA
More work & labour data for MENA
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 230,676 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 185,145 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.46 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,896 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.38 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,778 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.49 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.31 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA?
- Sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights in MENA was 6.33 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in MENA?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights recorded in MENA?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 in 2019.
- How does MENA rank for sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights?
- MENA ranks 11th out of 83 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.8.2: level of national compliance with labour rights rising or falling in MENA?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MENA data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights, freedom of association and collective bargaining. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The indicator measures the level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining, FACB) for all ILO member states based on six international ILO supervisory body textual sources and also on national legislation. It is based on the coding of textual sources against a list of evaluation criteria and then converting the coding into indicators. The indicator has a range from 0 to 10, with 0 being the best possible score (indicating higher levels of compliance with FACB rights) and 10 the worst (indicating lower levels of compliance with FACB rights). This indicator is not intended as a tool to compare compliance among ILO member States. It should specifically be noted that reporting obligations of an ILO member State to the ILO's supervisory system and thus ILO textual sources are different for ratifying and non‐ratifying ILO member States.