Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay

Paraguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 67.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
67.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 2010
All-time low
66.0%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay, 2008–2018

0204060802008201320182008: 73.62009: 73.92010: 74.22011: 69.12012: 68.82013: 67.42014: 662015: 66.72016: 68.32017: 68.12018: 67.7

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay stood at 67.7%.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay peaked at 74.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2014.

That places Paraguay 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female in Paraguay, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 73.6%
2009 73.9% +0.5%
2010 74.2% +0.4%
2011 69.1% -7.0%
2012 68.8% -0.3%
2013 67.4% -2.1%
2014 66.0% -2.1%
2015 66.7% +1.1%
2016 68.3% +2.4%
2017 68.1% -0.4%
2018 67.7% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.8% 73.6% 73.9% 2
2010s 68.5% 66.0% 74.2% 9

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 75.2% compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 72.6% compare
  3. 5 El Salvador 69.6% compare
  4. 7 Ecuador 66.8% compare
  5. 8 Peru 66.1% compare
  6. 9 Sri Lanka 60.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay was 67.7% 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) recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2014.
How does Paraguay rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Paraguay ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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.