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

Brazil: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 46.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
46.8%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
49.4%
in 2009
All-time low
45.6%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2009–2015

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Brazil, 2009–2015

010203040502009201220152009: 49.42011: 46.92012: 46.32013: 45.62014: 462015: 46.8

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 46.8% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2015.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 22nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Brazil, 2009 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2009 49.4%
2011 46.9% -5.0%
2012 46.3% -1.2%
2013 45.6% -1.5%
2014 46.0% +0.9%
2015 46.8% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.4% 49.4% 49.4% 1
2010s 46.3% 45.6% 46.9% 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Panama 52.6% compare
  2. 20 Armenia 48.4% compare
  3. 21 Argentina 47.1% compare
  4. 23 Costa Rica 34.8% compare
  5. 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
  6. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Brazil?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Brazil was 46.8% in 2015, 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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.