Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt
Egypt: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 41.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt, 2008–2017
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt peaked at 41.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 19th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20.2% | — |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +16.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 41.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.5%, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.2% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 22.8% | 41.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 16 Argentina 46.5% compare
- 17 Panama 45.7% compare
- 18 Costa Rica 42.7% compare
- 20 Palestine, State of 40.4% compare
- 21 South Africa 37.1% compare
- 22 Brazil 36.9% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt was 41.0% in 2017, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.