Share in informal employment male by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
93.17
Angola
Lowest
0.58
Malta
Median
36.33
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
1,190
What the numbers show
Share in informal employment male is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 93.17 in Angola; the lowest is 0.58 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.33, and the mean is 39.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 143.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 87.5%).
Share in informal employment male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 93.17 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 92.49 | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 91.7 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 89.24 | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 87.55 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 87.39 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | India | 86.58 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 83.61 | 2017 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 82.47 | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 82.17 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia | 81.89 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 79.96 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | Zambia | 78.98 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Botswana | 78.44 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Myanmar | 78.24 | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 78.13 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 75.15 | 2017 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 73.2 | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 71.36 | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Vietnam | 69.43 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 68.18 | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 67.92 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 67.66 | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 63.94 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 63.54 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Jamaica | 63.51 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | El Salvador | 62.76 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 60.67 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 60.02 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 58.61 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 58.19 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 57.69 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 33 | Grenada | 57.16 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 56.34 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 53.45 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 52.99 | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 52.11 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 51.29 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Palestine | 50.96 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 37.38 | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 41 | Brazil | 37.23 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 35.43 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 35.01 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 44 | Mongolia | 30.63 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 29.55 | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritius | 26.78 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 25.06 | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 48 | Turkey | 24.15 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 49 | Brunei | 21.77 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 50 | Russia | 19.82 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 16.4 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.4 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 13.3 | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 54 | Poland | 7.8 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 55 | Slovakia | 5.55 | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 5.23 | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 4.27 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 3.25 | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 3.08 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | France | 3 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sweden | 2.95 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 62 | Denmark | 2.75 | 2019 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 2.58 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 2.48 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 2.12 | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 2.06 | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 67 | Netherlands | 1.99 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 1.69 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 1.67 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 70 | Latvia | 1.63 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 71 | Iceland | 1.52 | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 1.49 | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 1.41 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 1.03 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.94 | 2020 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.88 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.86 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Belgium | 0.83 | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0.67 | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.62 | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 0.58 | 2020 | down 60.3% | falling |