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

Peru: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 52.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
52.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2004
All-time low
52.1%
in 2016
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Peru, 2004–2017

0204060802004201020172004: 83.82005: 70.82006: 67.72007: 652008: 64.52009: 62.52010: 62.42011: 62.12012: 55.12013: 54.22014: 53.12015: 542016: 52.12017: 52.4

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 Peru stood at 52.4%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Peru peaked at 83.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2016.

That places Peru 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Peru, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 83.8%
2005 70.8% -15.5%
2006 67.7% -4.3%
2007 65.0% -4.0%
2008 64.5% -0.8%
2009 62.5% -3.1%
2010 62.4% -0.2%
2011 62.1% -0.5%
2012 55.1% -11.3%
2013 54.2% -1.6%
2014 53.1% -1.9%
2015 54.0% +1.6%
2016 52.1% -3.5%
2017 52.4% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.0% 62.5% 83.8% 6
2010s 55.7% 52.1% 62.4% 8

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 12 Egypt 55.4% compare
  2. 13 Dominican Republic 54.8% compare
  3. 14 Palestine, State of 52.7% compare
  4. 16 Thailand 50.5%
  5. 17 Argentina 47.0% compare
  6. 18 Panama 44.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Peru?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Peru was 52.4% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2016.
How does Peru rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Peru ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.