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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 29.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29.8%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2006
All-time low
26.8%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019

0102030402006201220192006: 35.82007: 342008: 33.62009: 34.32010: 32.92011: 29.72012: 322013: 28.72014: 26.82015: 27.52016: 27.62017: 312018: 27.72019: 29.8

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) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 29.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 35.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2014.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 25th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 35.8%
2007 34.0% -4.8%
2008 33.6% -1.2%
2009 34.3% +2.0%
2010 32.9% -4.2%
2011 29.7% -9.5%
2012 32.0% +7.6%
2013 28.7% -10.2%
2014 26.8% -6.8%
2015 27.5% +2.7%
2016 27.6% +0.4%
2017 31.0% +12.4%
2018 27.7% -10.5%
2019 29.8% +7.5%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 29.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.4%, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.4% 33.6% 35.8% 4
2010s 29.4% 26.8% 32.9% 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 22 Costa Rica 43.1% compare
  2. 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
  3. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 22.6% compare
  5. 27 Serbia 20.7% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 29.8% in 2019, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2014.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.