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
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay, 2008–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 73.6% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.0% | 74.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
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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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.