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

Thailand: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 50.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
50.5%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
62.1%
in 2016
All-time low
46.3%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Thailand, 2014–2018

02040602014201620182014: 46.32015: 46.32016: 62.12017: 52.82018: 50.5

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Thailand stood at 50.5%.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over five years.

Thailand ranks 16th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Thailand, 2014 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2014 46.3%
2015 46.3% +0.0%
2016 62.1% +34.1%
2017 52.8% -15.1%
2018 50.5% -4.4%

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 13 Dominican Republic 54.8%
  2. 14 Palestine, State of 52.7% compare
  3. 15 Peru 52.4%
  4. 17 Argentina 47.0%
  5. 18 Panama 44.9% compare
  6. 19 Namibia 43.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Thailand?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Thailand was 50.5% 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2014.
How does Thailand rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Thailand ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Thailand 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.