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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 30.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
30.9%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2006
All-time low
30.3%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019

0102030402006201220192006: 39.22007: 38.62008: 36.72009: 33.52010: 32.12011: 31.62012: 34.72013: 33.22014: 30.82015: 31.72016: 32.12017: 33.42018: 30.32019: 30.9

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

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 30.9% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 39.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2018.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 39.2%
2007 38.6% -1.3%
2008 36.7% -5.1%
2009 33.5% -8.6%
2010 32.1% -4.3%
2011 31.6% -1.5%
2012 34.7% +9.9%
2013 33.2% -4.4%
2014 30.8% -7.2%
2015 31.7% +3.1%
2016 32.1% +1.2%
2017 33.4% +4.1%
2018 30.3% -9.3%
2019 30.9% +1.8%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 30.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.3%, 50% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.0% 33.5% 39.2% 4
2010s 32.1% 30.3% 34.7% 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 22 Brazil 46.8% compare
  2. 23 Costa Rica 34.8% compare
  3. 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 25.1% compare
  5. 27 Serbia 19.1% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 30.9% in 2019, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2018.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.