Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 40.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of, 2010–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 40.4% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of peaked at 47.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2010.
Palestine, State of ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.5% | — |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -12.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 40.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.5%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More reference data data for Palestine, State of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Palestine, State of was 40.4% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2010.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.