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

Brazil: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 42.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
42.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
50.2%
in 2009
All-time low
42.0%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2009–2015

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Brazil, 2009–2015

02040602009201220152009: 50.22011: 44.82012: 43.42013: 422014: 43.12015: 42.5

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

Analysis

In 2015, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Brazil stood at 42.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

That places Brazil 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Brazil, 2009 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2009 50.2%
2011 44.8% -10.6%
2012 43.4% -3.1%
2013 42.0% -3.3%
2014 43.1% +2.6%
2015 42.5% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.2% 50.2% 50.2% 1
2010s 43.2% 42.0% 44.8% 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
  2. 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare
  3. 22 Costa Rica 43.1% compare
  4. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
  5. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Brazil?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Brazil was 42.5% in 2015, 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Brazil ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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.