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

Palestine, State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 44.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
44.4%
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
57.6%
in 2014
All-time low
44.4%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

02040602010201420182010: 51.42011: 53.42012: 54.12013: 54.72014: 57.62015: 54.62016: 50.32017: 50.12018: 44.4

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 Palestine, State of is 44.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of peaked at 57.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2018.

Palestine, State of ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Palestine, State of, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 51.4%
2011 53.4% +3.8%
2012 54.1% +1.3%
2013 54.7% +1.2%
2014 57.6% +5.2%
2015 54.6% -5.2%
2016 50.3% -7.8%
2017 50.1% -0.5%
2018 44.4% -11.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 44.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.1%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 17 Panama 49.6% compare
  2. 18 Armenia 47.3% compare
  3. 19 Argentina 46.5% compare
  4. 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare
  5. 22 Costa Rica 43.1% compare
  6. 23 Brazil 42.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of was 44.4% 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 Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2018.
How does Palestine, State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Palestine, State of ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.