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

Sri Lanka: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 96.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
96.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 26 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2014
All-time low
90.7%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2010–2016

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Sri Lanka, 2010–2016

0204060801002010201320162010: 91.12011: 90.72013: 96.32014: 972015: 96.42016: 96.1

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 Sri Lanka is 96.1%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2010 91.1%
2011 90.7% -0.4%
2013 96.3% +6.1%
2014 97.0% +0.8%
2015 96.4% -0.6%
2016 96.1% -0.3%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Mongolia 97.5% compare
  2. 6 El Salvador 96.9% compare
  3. 7 Egypt 96.6% compare
  4. 9 Guatemala 95.7% compare
  5. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.6% compare
  6. 11 Palestine, State of 94.4% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Sri Lanka?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Sri Lanka was 96.1% in 2016, 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.