How does Thailand rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?

Thailand ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.

Where does this Thailand 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.

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

Name: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Thailand
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Thailand: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 63.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

63.4%

Change on year

down 5.4%

World rank

12th

of 27 countries

All-time high

74.9%

in 2016

All-time low

61.3%

in 2015

Years of data

2014–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Thailand, 2014–2018

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 Thailand stood at 63.4%.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over five years.

Thailand ranks 12th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Thailand, 2014 to 2018.
Year	Value	Change
2014	62.0%	—
2015	61.3%	-1.1%
2016	74.9%	+22.1%
2017	67.0%	-10.5%
2018	63.4%	-5.4%

Countries ranked near Thailand

9 El Salvador 67.2% compare
10 Egypt 64.4%
11 Peru 64.0%
13 Colombia 62.9% compare
14 Dominican Republic 59.8%
15 Mauritius 55.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Thailand?: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Thailand was 63.4% 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 Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2015.
How does Thailand rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?: Thailand ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Thailand 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: 07 September 2026

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.