Informal employment - Country rankings
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Informal employment, percent of total employment, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 50 countries was 56.43 percent. The highest value was in Senegal: 90.2 percent and the lowest value was in North Macedonia: 13.8 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: International Labour Organization
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| Countries | Informal employment, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 90.2 | 1 | 2015 - 2019 |
| Cambodia | 88.3 | 2 | 2012 - 2019 |
| India | 88.1 | 3 | 2010 - 2020 |
| Bolivia | 84.9 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Pakistan | 82.2 | 5 | 2006 - 2019 |
| Indonesia | 80.4 | 6 | 2016 - 2019 |
| Rwanda | 80.1 | 7 | 2017 - 2020 |
| Burma | 79.9 | 8 | 2015 - 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 79.8 | 9 | 2011 - 2019 |
| Guatemala | 79 | 10 | 2003 - 2019 |
| Lesotho | 72 | 11 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Zambia | 71.8 | 12 | 2017 - 2019 |
| El Salvador | 69.1 | 13 | 2014 - 2020 |
| Paraguay | 68.9 | 14 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Peru | 68.4 | 15 | 2004 - 2020 |
| Botswana | 67.8 | 16 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Vietnam | 67.3 | 17 | 2007 - 2020 |
| Vanuatu | 66.9 | 18 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 66.8 | 19 | 2010 - 2019 |
| Egypt | 64.5 | 20 | 2008 - 2020 |
| Ecuador | 63.5 | 21 | 2001 - 2019 |
| Colombia | 62.1 | 22 | 2007 - 2019 |
| Jamaica | 58.7 | 23 | 2016 - 2020 |
| Mexico | 57.6 | 24 | 2002 - 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 57.3 | 25 | 2018 - 2020 |
| Albania | 56.7 | 26 | 2012 - 2019 |
| Guyana | 56.5 | 27 | 2018 - 2019 |
| Lebanon | 55.3 | 28 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Domin. Rep. | 54.2 | 29 | 2000 - 2020 |
| Mauritius | 53.5 | 30 | 2012 - 2019 |
| Panama | 52.8 | 31 | 2003 - 2020 |
| Jordan | 52.5 | 32 | 2017 - 2020 |
| Georgia | 51.3 | 33 | 2019 - 2020 |
| Argentina | 49.4 | 34 | 2004 - 2020 |
| Kiribati | 47.6 | 35 | 2019 - 2019 |
| Brazil | 47.2 | 36 | 2009 - 2020 |
| Armenia | 44.9 | 37 | 2008 - 2019 |
| Mongolia | 44.5 | 38 | 2008 - 2020 |
| Maldives | 44.3 | 39 | 2016 - 2019 |
| Costa Rica | 38.8 | 40 | 2010 - 2020 |
| Turkey | 35.2 | 41 | 2000 - 2020 |
| South Africa | 34.7 | 42 | 2000 - 2020 |
| Saint Lucia | 31.9 | 43 | 2017 - 2019 |
| Brunei | 30.9 | 44 | 2014 - 2019 |
| Chile | 29.2 | 45 | 2018 - 2020 |
| Uruguay | 23.9 | 46 | 2006 - 2020 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 23.1 | 47 | 2006 - 2020 |
| Serbia | 18.7 | 48 | 2008 - 2020 |
| Seychelles | 15.1 | 49 | 2019 - 2020 |
| North Macedonia | 13.8 | 50 | 2009 - 2020 |
Definition: Informal employment as percent of total employment. Derived from national surveys conducted by the International Labour Organization.
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