Share in informal employment female in Rwanda

Rwanda: Share in informal employment female was 86.67 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
86.67
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 82 countries
All-time high
89.15
in 2022
All-time low
86.67
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share in informal employment female in Rwanda, 2017–2024

0204060802017202020242017: 882018: 87.62019: 86.82020: 88.42021: 89.12022: 89.22023: 892024: 86.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share in informal employment female in Rwanda is 86.67, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Rwanda ranks 11th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share in informal employment female in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Rwanda, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 87.99 —
2018 87.61 -0.4%
2019 86.81 -0.9%
2020 88.43 +1.9%
2021 89.1 +0.8%
2022 89.15 +0.1%
2023 88.99 -0.2%
2024 86.67 -2.6%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 86.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.48, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 87.47 86.81 87.99 3
2020s 88.47 86.67 89.15 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 8 India 91.56 compare
  2. 9 Zimbabwe 87.73 compare
  3. 10 Zambia 87.23 compare
  4. 12 Bolivia 86.05 compare
  5. 13 Myanmar 84.26
  6. 14 Indonesia 82.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Rwanda?
Share in informal employment female in Rwanda was 86.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 89.15 in 2022.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 86.67 in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for share in informal employment female?
Rwanda ranks 11th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,190 data points, 2000–2025
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