Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 12.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2019, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 12.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 18.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2011.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 26th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.9% | — |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -14.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 12.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.8% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 12.6% in 2019, 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) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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) - Non-agriculture - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (female) employment 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.