economic2024
Share of workers in informal employment in the non-agricultural sector
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
46.5%
Median: 50.7%
Countries Covered
144
with available data
Highest
Niger
94.5%
Lowest
Romania
0.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger94.5%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo93.9%
3Benin93.8%
4Burkina Faso93.1%
5Senegal93.0%
By Region
Africa70.2%(7 countries)
North America65.2%(2 countries)
Asia62.6%(13 countries)
Other57.9%(84 countries)
South America44.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.7%)High (94.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 46.5%)
Africa (7)
North America (2)
Asia (13)
Other (84)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 94.5% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 93.9% |
| 3 | Benin | 93.8% |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 93.1% |
| 5 | Senegal | 93.0% |
| 6 | Sudan | 91.6% |
| 7 | Chad | 90.1% |
| 8 | Burundi | 89.4% |
| 9 | Nigeria | 89.4% |
| 10 | Togo | 88.3% |
| 11 | Haiti | 88.3% |
| 12 | Madagascar | 88.2% |
| 13 | Liberia | 87.9% |
| 14 | Mali | 87.6% |
| 15 | Uganda | 87.5% |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 87.5% |
| 17 | Mozambique | 86.7% |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.7% |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.7% |
| 20 | Mauritania | 85.3% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 85.0% |
| 22 | Angola | 84.1% |
| 23 | Comoros | 83.9% |
| 24 | Cambodia | 83.1% |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.4% |
| 26 | Kenya | 81.1% |
| 27 | India | 81.0% |
| 28 | Bolivia | 79.4% |
| 29 | Myanmar | 79.4% |
| 30 | Somalia | 79.2% |
| 31 | Guatemala | 78.6% |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 78.5% |
| 33 | Nepal | 77.4% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 76.8% |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 76.7% |
| 36 | Indonesia | 76.0% |
| 37 | Honduras | 75.6% |
| 38 | Pakistan | 75.2% |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 75.1% |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 74.9% |
| 41 | Malawi | 74.0% |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 73.7% |
| 43 | Lesotho | 73.1% |
| 44 | Rwanda | 73.0% |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.9% |
| 46 | Botswana | 71.1% |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 70.5% |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 68.9% |
| 49 | Yemen | 68.4% |
| 50 | Ghana | 67.5% |
| 51 | Zambia | 65.9% |
| 52 | Egypt | 65.6% |
| 53 | Peru | 65.0% |
| 54 | Iraq | 64.9% |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 62.4% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 61.9% |
| 57 | Barbados | 61.8% |
| 58 | El Salvador | 61.6% |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 58.3% |
| 60 | Cape Verde | 57.8% |
| 61 | Vietnam | 57.2% |
| 62 | Ecuador | 57.1% |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.9% |
| 64 | Venezuela | 55.6% |
| 65 | Lebanon | 54.2% |
| 66 | Jordan | 53.8% |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 53.0% |
| 68 | Thailand | 51.9% |
| 69 | Mexico | 51.9% |
| 70 | State of Palestine | 51.4% |
| 71 | Eswatini | 51.2% |
| 72 | Colombia | 51.0% |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 50.5% |
| 74 | Argentina | 50.4% |
| 75 | Djibouti | 50.1% |
| 76 | Panama | 50.0% |
| 77 | Suriname | 49.8% |
| 78 | Nauru | 47.8% |
| 79 | Jamaica | 47.8% |
| 80 | Namibia | 47.0% |
| 81 | Guyana | 46.6% |
| 82 | Tonga | 46.4% |
| 83 | Grenada | 45.0% |
| 84 | Kiribati | 43.5% |
| 85 | Maldives | 40.9% |
| 86 | Wallis and Futuna | 35.9% |
| 87 | South Africa | 34.9% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 34.5% |
| 89 | Brazil | 33.4% |
| 90 | Marshall Islands | 32.1% |
| 91 | Mauritius | 32.0% |
| 92 | Samoa | 31.6% |
| 93 | Tunisia | 30.3% |
| 94 | Uruguay | 30.0% |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.1% |
| 96 | Cook Islands | 27.7% |
| 97 | Chile | 26.4% |
| 98 | Georgia | 25.3% |
| 99 | Armenia | 24.8% |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 24.7% |
| 101 | Fiji | 24.6% |
| 102 | South Korea | 23.1% |
| 103 | Mongolia | 22.0% |
| 104 | Bahamas | 18.0% |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 17.9% |
| 106 | Türkiye | 17.3% |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 15.6% |
| 108 | Seychelles | 15.6% |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.7% |
| 110 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.2% |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.7% |
| 112 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.5% |
| 113 | Serbia | 6.5% |
| 114 | United Kingdom | 6.5% |
| 115 | Poland | 5.1% |
| 116 | Slovakia | 5.1% |
| 117 | Portugal | 4.4% |
| 118 | Greece | 3.7% |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 3.5% |
| 120 | Italy | 3.4% |
| 121 | France | 3.2% |
| 122 | Sweden | 2.9% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 2.7% |
| 124 | Denmark | 2.6% |
| 125 | Netherlands | 2.4% |
| 126 | Latvia | 2.2% |
| 127 | Estonia | 2.2% |
| 128 | Finland | 2.1% |
| 129 | Spain | 2.0% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 2.0% |
| 131 | Germany | 1.9% |
| 132 | Cyprus | 1.9% |
| 133 | Ireland | 1.8% |
| 134 | Iceland | 1.4% |
| 135 | Croatia | 1.4% |
| 136 | Norway | 1.2% |
| 137 | Hungary | 1.1% |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 1.0% |
| 139 | Belgium | 1.0% |
| 140 | Austria | 0.9% |
| 141 | Switzerland | 0.8% |
| 142 | Malta | 0.7% |
| 143 | Slovenia | 0.7% |
| 144 | Romania | 0.7% |
Showing 144 of 144 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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