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
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.3% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
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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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.