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

Serbia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 20.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20.7%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
60.1%
in 2008
All-time low
20.0%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Serbia, 2008–2018

20304050602008201320182008: 60.12009: 24.82010: 22.82011: 212012: 202013: 23.22014: 252015: 23.92016: 25.12017: 22.92018: 20.7

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 20.7% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Serbia peaked at 60.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2012.

That places Serbia 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom 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 Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Serbia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 60.1%
2009 24.8% -58.7%
2010 22.8% -8.0%
2011 21.0% -8.1%
2012 20.0% -4.7%
2013 23.2% +16.0%
2014 25.0% +7.7%
2015 23.9% -4.1%
2016 25.1% +5.1%
2017 22.9% -8.8%
2018 20.7% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.5% 24.8% 60.1% 2
2010s 22.7% 20.0% 25.1% 9

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
  2. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare
  3. 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 Serbia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Serbia was 20.7% 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2012.
How does Serbia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Serbia ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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.