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

Guatemala: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 80.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
80.1%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 2012
All-time low
77.8%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2003–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Guatemala, 2003–2017

0204060802003201020172003: 79.42004: 80.22006: 79.12010: 80.12011: 80.82012: 822013: 812014: 77.82015: 79.72016: 78.72017: 80.1

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala stood at 80.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala peaked at 82.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2014.

That places Guatemala 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Guatemala, 2003 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2003 79.4%
2004 80.2% +1.1%
2006 79.1% -1.4%
2010 80.1% +1.2%
2011 80.8% +0.9%
2012 82.0% +1.4%
2013 81.0% -1.2%
2014 77.8% -3.9%
2015 79.7% +2.4%
2016 78.7% -1.2%
2017 80.1% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.6% 79.1% 80.2% 3
2010s 80.0% 77.8% 82.0% 8

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 1 Honduras 83.6% compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 79.3% compare
  3. 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.0% compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 75.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Guatemala was 80.1% 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2014.
How does Guatemala rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Guatemala ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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.