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

Palestine, State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 55.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
55.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2010
All-time low
55.0%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Palestine, State of, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 57.82011: 56.22012: 56.72013: 57.12014: 552015: 56.12016: 55.12017: 55.42018: 55.3

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 Palestine, State of stood at 55.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of peaked at 57.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2014.

That places Palestine, State of 16th 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 Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male in Palestine, State of, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 57.8%
2011 56.2% -2.9%
2012 56.7% +0.9%
2013 57.1% +0.8%
2014 55.0% -3.8%
2015 56.1% +2.0%
2016 55.1% -1.8%
2017 55.4% +0.7%
2018 55.3% -0.3%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 55.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.7%, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 13 Colombia 62.9% compare
  2. 14 Dominican Republic 59.8% compare
  3. 15 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  4. 17 Namibia 53.2% compare
  5. 18 Mongolia 52.9% compare
  6. 19 Panama 52.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Palestine, State of was 55.3% 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 Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2014.
How does Palestine, State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Palestine, State of ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.