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

Peru: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 92.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
92.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 26 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2004
All-time low
92.2%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Peru, 2004–2017

0204060801002004201020172004: 98.32005: 96.42006: 96.12007: 95.82008: 95.92009: 94.92010: 94.82011: 94.72012: 93.92013: 93.12014: 92.92015: 92.62016: 92.72017: 92.2

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Peru is 92.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Peru peaked at 98.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2017.

That places Peru 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Peru, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 98.3%
2005 96.4% -2.0%
2006 96.1% -0.3%
2007 95.8% -0.3%
2008 95.9% +0.1%
2009 94.9% -1.1%
2010 94.8% -0.1%
2011 94.7% -0.1%
2012 93.9% -0.9%
2013 93.1% -0.8%
2014 92.9% -0.2%
2015 92.6% -0.3%
2016 92.7% +0.2%
2017 92.2% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.2% 94.9% 98.3% 6
2010s 93.4% 92.2% 94.8% 8

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 9 Guatemala 95.7% compare
  2. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.6% compare
  3. 11 Palestine, State of 94.4% compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 91.7% compare
  5. 14 Ecuador 90.1% compare
  6. 15 Dominican Republic 88.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Peru?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Peru was 92.2% in 2017, 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2017.
How does Peru rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Peru ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.