Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
7
2007–2015

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 2007–2015

00.20.40.60.82007201120152007: 0.727 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.718 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.726 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.72 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.707 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.7 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.696 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka is 0.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Sri Lanka, 2007 to 2015.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2007 0.7%
2008 0.7% -1.3%
2011 0.7% +1.2%
2012 0.7% -0.9%
2013 0.7% -1.7%
2014 0.7% -1.0%
2015 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  2. 10 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  3. 11 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 13 Gambia 0.7% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  6. 15 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2015.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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