Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1994
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1994–2017

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.811994200520171994: 0.937 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.934 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.925 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.793 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.897 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.913 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.905 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.899 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.78 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.772 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.792 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.783 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.778 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.778 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.747 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.723 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.729 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.766 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador is 0.8%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

Ecuador ranks 18th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1994 0.9%
1998 0.9% -0.4%
1999 0.9% -1.0%
2000 0.8% -14.2%
2003 0.9% +13.1%
2004 0.9% +1.8%
2005 0.9% -0.8%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.8% -13.3%
2008 0.8% -1.0%
2009 0.8% +2.5%
2010 0.8% -1.0%
2011 0.8% -0.7%
2012 0.8% -0.0%
2013 0.7% -3.9%
2015 0.7% -3.2%
2016 0.7% +0.8%
2017 0.8% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 15 Gambia 0.8% compare
  2. 16 Mexico 0.8% compare
  3. 17 Panama 0.8% compare
  4. 19 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  5. 20 Egypt 0.7% compare
  6. 21 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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