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

Mauritius: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 55.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
55.4%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
55.4%
in 2018
All-time low
52.0%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Mauritius, 2012–2018

02040602012201520182012: 522013: 52.82014: 55.42015: 54.42016: 53.92017: 53.82018: 55.4

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

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mauritius stood at 55.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

That places Mauritius 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Mauritius, 2012 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2012 52.0%
2013 52.8% +1.6%
2014 55.4% +4.9%
2015 54.4% -1.8%
2016 53.9% -0.9%
2017 53.8% -0.3%
2018 55.4% +3.1%

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 12 Thailand 63.4% compare
  2. 13 Colombia 62.9% compare
  3. 14 Dominican Republic 59.8% compare
  4. 16 Palestine, State of 55.3% compare
  5. 17 Namibia 53.2% compare
  6. 18 Mongolia 52.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mauritius?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mauritius was 55.4% 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Mauritius ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius 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.