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

Peru: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 74.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
74.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 2004
All-time low
74.1%
in 2016
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Peru, 2004–2017

0204060801002004201020172004: 93.62005: 88.92006: 87.72007: 84.72008: 84.92009: 83.62010: 83.82011: 81.52012: 77.12013: 76.62014: 75.12015: 75.22016: 74.12017: 74.3

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 74.3% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru peaked at 93.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2016.

Peru ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Peru, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 93.6%
2005 88.9% -5.0%
2006 87.7% -1.4%
2007 84.7% -3.4%
2008 84.9% +0.2%
2009 83.6% -1.5%
2010 83.8% +0.2%
2011 81.5% -2.8%
2012 77.1% -5.3%
2013 76.6% -0.6%
2014 75.1% -2.0%
2015 75.2% +0.0%
2016 74.1% -1.4%
2017 74.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.2% 83.6% 93.6% 6
2010s 77.2% 74.1% 83.8% 8

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 3 Honduras 81.0% compare
  2. 4 Guatemala 80.2% compare
  3. 5 Ecuador 74.3% compare
  4. 7 Paraguay 72.1% compare
  5. 8 Sri Lanka 71.1% compare
  6. 9 El Salvador 70.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru was 74.3% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2016.
How does Peru rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Peru ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.