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

Latest (2019)
12.6%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2006
All-time low
12.0%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019

051015202006201220192006: 18.92007: 16.92008: 15.72009: 12.82010: 14.32011: 122012: 13.22013: 12.82014: 12.52015: 13.82016: 12.72017: 14.72018: 14.82019: 12.6

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 12.8% 18.9% 4
2010s 13.3% 12.0% 14.8% 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 23 Mongolia 26.4% compare
  2. 24 Uruguay 22.4% compare
  3. 25 Armenia 19.6% compare
  4. 27 Serbia 12.2% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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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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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female
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 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.