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

Guatemala: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 80.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
80.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 27 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2003
All-time low
78.2%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2003–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Guatemala, 2003–2017

0204060802003201020172003: 84.12004: 832006: 81.72010: 82.42011: 822012: 83.82013: 79.82014: 78.62015: 78.22016: 80.12017: 80.2

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala stood at 80.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala peaked at 84.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2015.

Guatemala ranks 4th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Guatemala, 2003 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2003 84.1%
2004 83.0% -1.3%
2006 81.7% -1.6%
2010 82.4% +0.8%
2011 82.0% -0.4%
2012 83.8% +2.2%
2013 79.8% -4.9%
2014 78.6% -1.5%
2015 78.2% -0.5%
2016 80.1% +2.4%
2017 80.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.9% 81.7% 84.1% 3
2010s 80.6% 78.2% 83.8% 8

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 1 Pakistan 90.6% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.7% compare
  3. 3 Honduras 81.0% compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 74.3% compare
  5. 6 Peru 74.3% compare
  6. 7 Paraguay 72.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala was 80.2% in 2017, 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2015.
How does Guatemala rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Guatemala ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala 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.