Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
22nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1994–2017

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.20.40.60.81994200520171994: 0.774 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.772 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.783 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.616 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.713 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.731 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.724 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.724 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.581 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.567 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.574 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.564 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.573 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.56 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.545 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.537 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.559 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.571 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.6% for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Ecuador peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

That places Ecuador 22nd out of 38 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 25-64 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1994 0.8%
1998 0.8% -0.3%
1999 0.8% +1.5%
2000 0.6% -21.3%
2003 0.7% +15.6%
2004 0.7% +2.5%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.7% +0.0%
2007 0.6% -19.9%
2008 0.6% -2.4%
2009 0.6% +1.4%
2010 0.6% -1.8%
2011 0.6% +1.5%
2012 0.6% -2.2%
2013 0.5% -2.6%
2015 0.5% -1.6%
2016 0.6% +4.1%
2017 0.6% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

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  4. 23 Colombia 0.6% compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
  6. 25 Albania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Ecuador?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Ecuador rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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