Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 63.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador, 2001–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 63.3% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador peaked at 76.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2015.
That places Ecuador 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.3% | — |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.4% | 76.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.6% | 67.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Ecuador was 63.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.