Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Ecuador

Ecuador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 90.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
90.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 26 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2006
All-time low
87.1%
in 2015
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Ecuador, 2001–2018

0204060801002001200920182001: 95.92003: 95.52004: 96.22005: 95.92006: 96.72007: 95.72008: 94.72009: 952010: 94.12011: 91.92012: 91.22013: 90.92014: 88.12015: 87.12016: 88.52017: 902018: 90.1

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Ecuador stood at 90.1%.

That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 96.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2015.

Ecuador ranks 14th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Ecuador, 2001 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2001 95.9%
2003 95.5% -0.4%
2004 96.2% +0.7%
2005 95.9% -0.3%
2006 96.7% +0.8%
2007 95.7% -1.0%
2008 94.7% -1.1%
2009 95.0% +0.3%
2010 94.1% -0.9%
2011 91.9% -2.4%
2012 91.2% -0.8%
2013 90.9% -0.3%
2014 88.1% -3.1%
2015 87.1% -1.1%
2016 88.5% +1.7%
2017 90.0% +1.7%
2018 90.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.7% 94.7% 96.7% 8
2010s 90.2% 87.1% 94.1% 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 11 Palestine, State of 94.4% compare
  2. 12 Peru 92.2% compare
  3. 13 Paraguay 91.7% compare
  4. 15 Dominican Republic 88.2% compare
  5. 16 Colombia 87.5% compare
  6. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Ecuador?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Ecuador was 90.1% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Ecuador ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.