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

Ecuador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 74.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
74.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 27 countries
All-time high
82.3%
in 2001
All-time low
67.0%
in 2014
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Ecuador, 2001–2018

0204060802001200920182001: 82.32003: 80.92004: 81.92005: 81.72006: 81.82007: 812008: 80.22009: 77.92010: 73.92011: 71.52012: 70.22013: 69.12014: 672015: 69.12016: 722017: 74.22018: 74.3

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 74.3% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Ecuador peaked at 82.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Ecuador, 2001 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2001 82.3%
2003 80.9% -1.7%
2004 81.9% +1.2%
2005 81.7% -0.2%
2006 81.8% +0.0%
2007 81.0% -1.0%
2008 80.2% -0.9%
2009 77.9% -2.9%
2010 73.9% -5.2%
2011 71.5% -3.2%
2012 70.2% -1.9%
2013 69.1% -1.6%
2014 67.0% -2.9%
2015 69.1% +3.1%
2016 72.0% +4.1%
2017 74.2% +3.0%
2018 74.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.0% 77.9% 82.3% 8
2010s 71.2% 67.0% 74.3% 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.7% compare
  2. 3 Honduras 81.0% compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 80.2% compare
  4. 6 Peru 74.3% compare
  5. 7 Paraguay 72.1% compare
  6. 8 Sri Lanka 71.1% 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 Ecuador?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Ecuador was 74.3% 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Ecuador ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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.