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
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Peru, 2004–2017
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 62.5% | 83.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 52.1% | 62.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
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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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.