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UnitPercentage
Informal employmentInformal
Status in employmentEmployeeEmployerOwn-account workerContributing family worker
GenderMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
CountryYear
Chile20003824.473.252.434.32.738.1
200932.524.64.52.561.343.31.829.6
201744.750.82.11.152.245.812.3
Colombia200449.840.26.93.23644.27.412.4
201031.338.94.32.761.352.73.15.8
201715.319.65.6477.570.31.56.1
201817.623.13.92.37770.11.54.5
Mexico200056.1418.53.327.137.18.318.6
201051.659.116.310.721.923.610.36.6
201853.844.917.812.621.831.66.610.9
Non-OECD EconomiesAlbania201234.422.91.71.848.835.215.140.1
Argentina200454.367.75.12.638.725.91.83.8
201047.862.27.8543.330.112.7
20184455.48.34.24739.20.71.3
ArmeniaInformation on item20145949.40032.430.58.620.1
201622.610.80061.150.716.238.5
Bangladesh201524.28.814.60.614.10.747.189.9
Benin201118.191.50.573.574.9715.6
Bolivia201825.5204.11.261.247.19.331.6
Brazil200139.841.89.74.339.22711.226.8
200934.141.810.45.245.531.49.921.7
201833.846.23.51.35943.53.79
Burkina FasoInformation on item201411.15.50.40.247.730.140.864.2
Cameroon200720.17.13.70.757.857.218.435
China (People's Republic of)20135967.50.10.10.40.440.532.1
Costa Rica201053.163.43.51.140.832.82.72.7
201362.765.51.9132.730.42.73.2
201951.665.64.21.342.330.11.93
Egypt201555.234.723.581621.35.336.1
El Salvador49.433.45.83.13450.710.812.8
201853.638.56.62.931.447.58.411.2
Gambia20152916.70043.547.827.435.5
Ghana201326.811.77.15.645.852.320.330.5
Honduras201448.239.43.62.539.946.28.211.9
201943.731.414.27.131.447.210.714.4
India201253.856.30.40.17.93.937.939.7
Indonesia201449.236.82.51.543.843.34.618.3
Lao People's Democratic Republic20129.96.30.50.429.430.460.262.9
Liberia201627.56.934.642.619.929.31821.1
Madagascar201211.97.11.70.766.338.520.153.7
Malawi201028.16.562.878.77.37.91.87
201320.26.262.271.510.69.1713.3
201622.6101.945.37.370.178.7
Namibia201587.475.63.66.15.313.23.75.1
Nicaragua20144734.47.42.73049.715.513.1
Niger8.270.90.560.259.530.633
Nigeria201513.78.328.852.40.10.257.439.2
Paraguay200235.733.45.11.943.352.915.811.8
200442.8337.42.841.740.78.123.5
200943.440.45.4238.947.212.310.4
20165046.23.81.537.838.88.513.5
201849.845.64.4138.738.1715.3
Peru201039.729.47.83.14341.49.526
201831.125.14.11.653.344.411.528.9
201941.233.93.91.748.244.46.819.9
Senegal201133.615.20.40.145.95320.231.7
Sierra Leone20037.62.60.70.188.5923.25.2
South Africa201292.577.3....3.41.94.120.8
201464.261.9....26.620.89.217.3
201523.19.40.40.366.758.79.731.5
201684.785.1....2.6112.813.9
Tanzania201224.210.424.319.615.816.635.853.3
201423.810.737.332.11417.224.940.1
Thailand201742.936.82.71.238.722.615.739.4
Uganda201524.47.90.30.213.212.262.279.7
Uruguay200066.875.14.62.127.720.10.92.7
200830.638.89.65.357.750.12.15.8
201630.836.51.50.56657.11.85.9
201830.6381.20.566.556.11.75.4
Viet Nam201421.412.2....14.37.964.379.8
20162312.8....14.98.562.278.7
Data extracted on 27 Apr 2024 08:44 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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