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

Egypt: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 64.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
64.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
64.4%
in 2017
All-time low
55.1%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2008–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Egypt, 2008–2017

02040602008201220172008: 55.72009: 55.12010: 57.82011: 59.52012: 57.12013: 57.92015: 60.22016: 63.22017: 64.4

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 64.4% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Egypt peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2009.

That places Egypt 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Egypt, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 55.7%
2009 55.1% -1.1%
2010 57.8% +4.9%
2011 59.5% +2.9%
2012 57.1% -4.1%
2013 57.9% +1.6%
2015 60.2% +4.0%
2016 63.2% +4.9%
2017 64.4% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.4% 55.1% 55.7% 2
2010s 60.0% 57.1% 64.4% 7

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 7 Ecuador 71.5% compare
  2. 8 Paraguay 69.0% compare
  3. 9 El Salvador 67.2% compare
  4. 11 Peru 64.0% compare
  5. 12 Thailand 63.4%
  6. 13 Colombia 62.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Egypt?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Egypt was 64.4% in 2017, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2009.
How does Egypt rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Egypt ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.