Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt
Egypt: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 55.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt, 2008–2017
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt stood at 55.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt peaked at 55.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.7% | — |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 55.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.7% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 45.4% | 55.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 9 El Salvador 56.7% compare
- 10 Colombia 55.5% compare
- 11 Mauritius 55.4% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 54.8% compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 52.7% compare
- 15 Peru 52.4% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Egypt was 55.4% in 2017, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.