Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 61.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay, 2008–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 61.9% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay peaked at 69.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2013.
Paraguay ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 69.4% | — |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 67.0% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.0% | 66.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Paraguay was 61.9% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Paraguay ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.