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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 19.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.8%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2006
All-time low
18.8%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019

01020302006201220192006: 27.62007: 27.32008: 24.12009: 21.32010: 20.22011: 18.82012: 22.12013: 20.62014: 19.42015: 19.12016: 20.22017: 21.72018: 20.52019: 19.8

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

Analysis

In 2019, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 19.8%.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 27.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2011.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 27.6%
2007 27.3% -1.3%
2008 24.1% -11.8%
2009 21.3% -11.5%
2010 20.2% -4.9%
2011 18.8% -7.1%
2012 22.1% +17.5%
2013 20.6% -6.9%
2014 19.4% -6.0%
2015 19.1% -1.4%
2016 20.2% +5.7%
2017 21.7% +7.6%
2018 20.5% -5.7%
2019 19.8% -3.0%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 19.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.1% 21.3% 27.6% 4
2010s 20.2% 18.8% 22.1% 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 23 Costa Rica 31.5% compare
  2. 24 Armenia 29.0% compare
  3. 25 Uruguay 24.4% compare
  4. 27 Serbia 15.4% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.8% in 2019, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2011.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male
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 (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.