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

Colombia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 61.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
61.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 27 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 2010
All-time low
61.5%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Colombia, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 67.42011: 672012: 672013: 65.12014: 63.52015: 63.12016: 62.12017: 61.52018: 61.6

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 Colombia is 61.6%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Colombia peaked at 67.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 12th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Colombia, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 67.4%
2011 67.0% -0.5%
2012 67.0% -0.1%
2013 65.1% -2.8%
2014 63.5% -2.5%
2015 63.1% -0.6%
2016 62.1% -1.5%
2017 61.5% -1.0%
2018 61.6% +0.2%

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 9 El Salvador 70.4% compare
  2. 10 Viet Nam 69.2% compare
  3. 11 Thailand 64.9% compare
  4. 13 Egypt 61.3% compare
  5. 14 Namibia 58.4% compare
  6. 15 Dominican Republic 53.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Colombia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Colombia was 61.6% in 2018, 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Colombia ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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.