Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 60.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka, 2010–2016
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2016, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka stood at 60.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.9% | — |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Sri Lanka was 60.5% in 2016, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.