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

Peru: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 64.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
64.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
89.0%
in 2004
All-time low
63.9%
in 2016
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Peru, 2004–2017

0204060802004201020172004: 892005: 80.12006: 77.62007: 74.72008: 74.22009: 72.22010: 71.72011: 71.82012: 66.12013: 65.22014: 64.72015: 65.32016: 63.92017: 64

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 Peru stood at 64.0%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru peaked at 89.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2016.

Peru ranks 11th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Peru, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 89.0%
2005 80.1% -10.0%
2006 77.6% -3.1%
2007 74.7% -3.8%
2008 74.2% -0.6%
2009 72.2% -2.7%
2010 71.7% -0.7%
2011 71.8% +0.1%
2012 66.1% -7.9%
2013 65.2% -1.4%
2014 64.7% -0.8%
2015 65.3% +0.9%
2016 63.9% -2.0%
2017 64.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.0% 72.2% 89.0% 6
2010s 66.6% 63.9% 71.8% 8

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 8 Paraguay 69.0% compare
  2. 9 El Salvador 67.2% compare
  3. 10 Egypt 64.4% compare
  4. 12 Thailand 63.4%
  5. 13 Colombia 62.9% compare
  6. 14 Dominican Republic 59.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Peru was 64.0% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2016.
How does Peru rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Peru ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.