Share in informal employment by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
95.28
Angola
Lowest
0.63
Malta
Median
35.21
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,190
What the numbers show
Share in informal employment is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 95.28 in Angola; the lowest is 0.63 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.21, and the mean is 39.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 151.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 48.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 80.2%).
Share in informal employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 95.28 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 94.48 | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 94.42 | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92.12 | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 89.21 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 88.69 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | India | 88.13 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 85 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Rwanda | 84.27 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 84.04 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia | 83.88 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 82.73 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 13 | Honduras | 82.61 | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 80.98 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 15 | Myanmar | 80.71 | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 76.14 | 2017 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 75.93 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 18 | Botswana | 75.58 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 70.46 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 68.61 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 68.45 | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 67.57 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 67.03 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | Paraguay | 64.46 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 63.95 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 63.17 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 58.69 | 2024 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.55 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 56.41 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 56.01 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 55.64 | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 32 | Jordan | 55.12 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 54.7 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 54.64 | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 35 | Moldova | 52.22 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 51.58 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | Georgia | 51.46 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Palestine | 48.8 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 39 | Grenada | 48.05 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 36.11 | 2025 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 41 | Brazil | 35.61 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 42 | South Africa | 34.81 | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 43 | Uruguay | 28.54 | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 28.26 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 45 | Turkey | 27.71 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 46 | Mongolia | 27.15 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 26.37 | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 48 | Mauritius | 23.45 | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 49 | Brunei | 21.39 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 50 | Russia | 19.33 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 17.81 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.57 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 11.09 | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 54 | Poland | 8.62 | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 6.51 | 2018 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 56 | Portugal | 4.73 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 57 | Slovakia | 4.37 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 3.58 | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 3.42 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 60 | Lithuania | 3.2 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 61 | France | 3.15 | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 62 | Sweden | 2.83 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 2.82 | 2019 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands | 2.63 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia | 2.4 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 2.26 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | Spain | 2.2 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 68 | Finland | 2.19 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 69 | Latvia | 2.17 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 70 | Iceland | 1.97 | 2020 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 1.93 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 1.9 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 1.68 | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 74 | Switzerland | 1.48 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 1.43 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 76 | Belgium | 1.37 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 77 | Austria | 1.32 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 1.31 | 2020 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 1.2 | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 1.17 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 81 | Slovenia | 0.7 | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 82 | Malta | 0.63 | 2020 | down 68.3% | falling |