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

Ecuador: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
18
1994–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81994200520171994: 0.691 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.736 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.519 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.645 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.669 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.663 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.672 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.471 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.456 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.454 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.444 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.463 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.451 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.44 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.449 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.487 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.487 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador is 0.5%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

That places Ecuador 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1994 0.7%
1998 0.7% +1.4%
1999 0.7% +5.0%
2000 0.5% -29.5%
2003 0.6% +24.3%
2004 0.7% +3.7%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.7% +1.3%
2007 0.5% -29.9%
2008 0.5% -3.2%
2009 0.5% -0.4%
2010 0.4% -2.1%
2011 0.5% +4.2%
2012 0.5% -2.6%
2013 0.4% -2.5%
2015 0.4% +2.2%
2016 0.5% +8.5%
2017 0.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 20 Colombia 0.5% compare
  2. 21 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  3. 22 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
  4. 24 Argentina 0.5% compare
  5. 25 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  6. 26 Tunisia 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Ecuador rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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