Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Argentina

Argentina: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 46.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
46.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
62.2%
in 2004
All-time low
46.5%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2004–2014

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Argentina, 2004–2014

02040602004200920142004: 62.22005: 60.52006: 57.52008: 51.72009: 50.32010: 49.62011: 48.72012: 48.12013: 46.82014: 46.5

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 46.5% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Argentina peaked at 62.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2014.

That places Argentina 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Argentina, 2004 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2004 62.2%
2005 60.5% -2.8%
2006 57.5% -4.9%
2008 51.7% -10.0%
2009 50.3% -2.8%
2010 49.6% -1.5%
2011 48.7% -1.8%
2012 48.1% -1.2%
2013 46.8% -2.7%
2014 46.5% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.5% 50.3% 62.2% 5
2010s 47.9% 46.5% 49.6% 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 16 Mauritius 50.4%
  2. 17 Panama 49.6%
  3. 18 Armenia 47.3% compare
  4. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
  5. 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare
  6. 22 Costa Rica 43.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Argentina?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Argentina was 46.5% in 2014, 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) - no breakdown recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
How does Argentina rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Argentina ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2014.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.