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

Ecuador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 71.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
71.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
82.6%
in 2001
All-time low
67.5%
in 2015
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Ecuador, 2001–2018

0204060802001200920182001: 82.62003: 81.72004: 82.22005: 822006: 82.22007: 81.42008: 79.82009: 78.42010: 76.42011: 73.12012: 71.62013: 70.12014: 67.92015: 67.52016: 69.92017: 71.12018: 71.5

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 71.5% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Ecuador peaked at 82.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2015.

That places Ecuador 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Ecuador, 2001 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2001 82.6%
2003 81.7% -1.1%
2004 82.2% +0.5%
2005 82.0% -0.2%
2006 82.2% +0.2%
2007 81.4% -0.9%
2008 79.8% -2.0%
2009 78.4% -1.8%
2010 76.4% -2.6%
2011 73.1% -4.3%
2012 71.6% -1.9%
2013 70.1% -2.2%
2014 67.9% -3.1%
2015 67.5% -0.6%
2016 69.9% +3.6%
2017 71.1% +1.7%
2018 71.5% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.3% 78.4% 82.6% 8
2010s 71.0% 67.5% 76.4% 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
  2. 5 Sri Lanka 75.6% compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 73.5% compare
  4. 8 Paraguay 69.0% compare
  5. 9 El Salvador 67.2% compare
  6. 10 Egypt 64.4% 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 Ecuador?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Ecuador was 71.5% 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Ecuador ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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.