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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 79.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
79.0%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 27 countries
All-time high
95.4%
in 2006
All-time low
74.4%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2005–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2005–2018

0204060801002005201120182005: 952006: 95.42007: 81.52008: 84.32009: 82.82011: 81.62012: 812013: 792014: 84.62015: 82.92016: 74.42017: 77.72018: 79

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

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 79.0% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 95.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2016.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 95.0%
2006 95.4% +0.4%
2007 81.5% -14.6%
2008 84.3% +3.4%
2009 82.8% -1.8%
2011 81.6% -1.5%
2012 81.0% -0.8%
2013 79.0% -2.4%
2014 84.6% +7.0%
2015 82.9% -2.0%
2016 74.4% -10.3%
2017 77.7% +4.4%
2018 79.0% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.8% 81.5% 95.4% 5
2010s 80.0% 74.4% 84.6% 8

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

  1. 1 Honduras 83.6% compare
  2. 2 Guatemala 80.1% compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 79.3% compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 75.6% compare
  5. 6 Viet Nam 73.5% compare
  6. 7 Ecuador 71.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 79.0% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2016.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.