Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita by country

Share of employed people working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.

Countries reporting
82
Highest
95.3%
Angola
Lowest
0.6%
Malta
Median
35.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,190

What the numbers show

Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 95.3% in Angola; the lowest is 0.6% in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 35.2%, and the mean is 39.0%.

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 of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Angola 95.3% 2024 up 13.0% rising
2 Uganda 94.5% 2021 down 2.2% flat
3 Mali 94.4% 2023 down 0.8% flat
4 Côte d'Ivoire 92.1% 2022 down 2.9% falling
5 Senegal 89.2% 2024 down 2.5% flat
6 Pakistan 88.7% 2025 up 7.2% rising
7 India 88.1% 2024 down 2.1% flat
8 Zimbabwe 85.0% 2024 down 2.2% flat
9 Rwanda 84.3% 2024 up 0.1% flat
10 Bangladesh 84.0% 2024 down 5.9% falling
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83.9% 2024 down 12.5% rising
12 Zambia 82.7% 2024 down 1.4% flat
13 Honduras 82.6% 2017 up 14.5% rising
14 Indonesia 81.0% 2023 down 5.3% falling
15 Myanmar 80.7% 2020 down 1.8% flat
16 Armenia 76.1% 2017 up 48.7% rising
17 Guatemala 75.9% 2024 down 2.7% flat
18 Botswana 75.6% 2024 up 6.5% falling
19 Peru 70.5% 2025 up 1.8% falling
20 Egypt 68.6% 2024 up 19.1% rising
21 Ecuador 68.5% 2025 up 17.6% falling
22 Sri Lanka 67.6% 2023 down 3.4% falling
23 Viet Nam 67.0% 2024 down 12.8% falling
24 Paraguay 64.5% 2025 down 8.8% falling
25 El Salvador 64.0% 2024 down 7.7% falling
26 Thailand 63.2% 2024 down 16.7% falling
27 Panama 58.7% 2024 up 22.2% flat
28 Kyrgyzstan 57.5% 2023 up 4.1% rising
29 Mexico 56.4% 2024 down 3.9% falling
30 Colombia 56.0% 2025 down 11.4% falling
31 Namibia 55.6% 2018 up 8.0% rising
32 Jordan 55.1% 2023 up 23.3% rising
33 Dominican Republic 54.7% 2024 up 0.8% falling
34 Jamaica 54.6% 2023 down 5.2% flat
35 Republic of Moldova 52.2% 2024 down 11.7% rising
36 Argentina 51.6% 2024 up 8.7% falling
37 Georgia 51.5% 2024 up 0.4% flat
38 Palestine, State of 48.8% 2025 down 12.6% falling
39 Grenada 48.0% 2023 down 2.3% falling
40 Costa Rica 36.1% 2025 down 14.1% flat
41 Brazil 35.6% 2025 down 11.9% falling
42 South Africa 34.8% 2024 up 8.4% falling
43 Uruguay 28.5% 2024 up 20.9% falling
44 Saint Lucia 28.3% 2024 down 11.4% falling
45 Türkiye 27.7% 2024 down 23.7% falling
46 Mongolia 27.1% 2024 down 45.2% falling
47 Chile 26.4% 2025 down 32.4% falling
48 Mauritius 23.4% 2024 down 57.0% falling
49 Brunei Darussalam 21.4% 2024 down 35.4% falling
50 Russian Federation 19.3% 2024 up 4.4% rising
51 Serbia 17.8% 2024 down 23.0% falling
52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.6% 2024 down 43.4% falling
53 North Macedonia 11.1% 2024 down 61.4% falling
54 Poland 8.6% 2024 down 39.3% falling
55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.5% 2018 down 39.8% falling
56 Portugal 4.7% 2024 down 34.3% falling
57 Slovakia 4.4% 2024 up 45.7% rising
58 Greece 3.6% 2024 down 44.1% falling
59 Italy 3.4% 2024 down 16.0% rising
60 Lithuania 3.2% 2024 down 11.6% falling
61 France 3.1% 2024 down 50.9% falling
62 Sweden 2.8% 2024 down 11.8% falling
63 Denmark 2.8% 2019 down 51.6% volatile
64 Netherlands 2.6% 2024 down 9.9% falling
65 Estonia 2.4% 2024 unchanged rising
66 Czechia 2.3% 2024 down 0.4% rising
67 Spain 2.2% 2024 down 52.6% falling
68 Finland 2.2% 2024 up 5.8% rising
69 Latvia 2.2% 2024 down 25.4% falling
70 Iceland 2.0% 2020 up 3.1% falling
71 Luxembourg 1.9% 2024 up 14.2% rising
72 Ireland 1.9% 2024 down 48.4% falling
73 Cyprus 1.7% 2024 down 53.7% falling
74 Switzerland 1.5% 2024 up 4.2% falling
75 Norway 1.4% 2024 down 30.6% falling
76 Belgium 1.4% 2024 down 52.3% falling
77 Austria 1.3% 2024 up 8.2% rising
78 Hungary 1.3% 2020 down 18.6% rising
79 Bulgaria 1.2% 2024 down 80.2% volatile
80 Croatia 1.2% 2024 down 57.3% falling
81 Slovenia 0.7% 2024 down 65.2% falling
82 Malta 0.6% 2020 down 68.3% falling

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Indicator
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
International Labour Organization – with minor processing by 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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Share of employed people working in jobs that lack basic social or legal protection and employment benefits. Does not include illegal and illicit activities. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.