Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 71.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2005–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 71.5% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 92.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2016.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.4% | — |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 71.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 71.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 73.9% | 92.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 66.5% | 78.2% | 8 |
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More reference data data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 71.5% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2016.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) 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.