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

Serbia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 19.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19.1%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
54.9%
in 2008
All-time low
18.1%
in 2012
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Serbia, 2008–2018

203040502008201320182008: 54.92009: 23.42010: 22.52011: 20.32012: 18.12013: 22.52014: 24.32015: 23.22016: 23.42017: 20.62018: 19.1

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 19.1% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Serbia peaked at 54.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2012.

That places Serbia 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Serbia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 54.9%
2009 23.4% -57.4%
2010 22.5% -3.8%
2011 20.3% -9.7%
2012 18.1% -10.8%
2013 22.5% +24.3%
2014 24.3% +7.8%
2015 23.2% -4.5%
2016 23.4% +1.0%
2017 20.6% -11.9%
2018 19.1% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.1% 23.4% 54.9% 2
2010s 21.6% 18.1% 24.3% 9

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
  2. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
  3. 26 Uruguay 25.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Serbia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Serbia was 19.1% 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2012.
How does Serbia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Serbia ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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.