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

Egypt: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 96.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
96.3%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2015
All-time low
92.7%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2008–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Egypt, 2008–2017

0204060801002008201220172008: 98.62009: 982010: 98.82011: 98.52012: 98.52013: 992015: 99.42016: 92.72017: 96.3

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Egypt stood at 96.3%.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Egypt peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2016.

That places Egypt 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Female in Egypt, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 98.6%
2009 98.0% -0.5%
2010 98.8% +0.8%
2011 98.5% -0.3%
2012 98.5% -0.0%
2013 99.0% +0.5%
2015 99.4% +0.5%
2016 92.7% -6.8%
2017 96.3% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.3% 98.0% 98.6% 2
2010s 97.6% 92.7% 99.4% 7

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 8 Peru 97.5% compare
  2. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.7% compare
  3. 10 Guatemala 96.7% compare
  4. 12 Honduras 96.2% compare
  5. 13 Ecuador 95.5% compare
  6. 14 Sri Lanka 95.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Egypt?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Egypt was 96.3% 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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 - Female. 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 - Female
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 (female) 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.