Countries by Informal employment rate (2025)

Informal employment rate in 2025: highest in Burkina Faso (94.73%), lowest in Finland (1.54%), median 26.37% across the 59 countries in this dataset, according to ILO ILOSTAT.

Browse Informal employment rate (measured in %) across 84 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from ILO ILOSTAT.

Unit: %84 countries and regionsSource: ILO ILOSTAT

Data updated:28 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1997–2025

Highest Informal employment rate, 2025

1.Burkina Faso94.73%
2.Angola94.49%
3.Senegal90.55%
4.Rwanda90.06%
5.Pakistan88.69%
6.India87.2%
7.Bolivia85.61%
8.Zimbabwe84.31%
9.Guatemala73.52%
10.Peru70.46%

Lowest Informal employment rate, 2025

50.France3.39%
51.Slovenia3.35%
52.Czech Republic3.34%
53.Sweden3.23%
54.Norway3.15%
55.Cyprus2.91%
56.Belgium2.45%
57.Portugal2.33%
58.Denmark2.22%
59.Finland1.54%

All 59 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

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Burkina FasoRank 1 of 59 AngolaRank 2 of 59 SenegalRank 3 of 59 RwandaRank 4 of 59 PakistanRank 5 of 59 IndiaRank 6 of 59 BoliviaRank 7 of 59 ZimbabweRank 8 of 59 GuatemalaRank 9 of 59 PeruRank 10 of 59 EcuadorRank 11 of 59 ParaguayRank 12 of 59 El SalvadorRank 13 of 59 GeorgiaRank 14 of 59 MexicoRank 15 of 59 ColombiaRank 16 of 59 PanamaRank 17 of 59 MoldovaRank 18 of 59 Dominican RepublicRank 19 of 59 ArgentinaRank 20 of 59 West Bank and GazaRank 21 of 59 South AfricaRank 22 of 59 MongoliaRank 23 of 59 Costa RicaRank 24 of 59 BrazilRank 25 of 59 Brunei DarussalamRank 26 of 59 UruguayRank 27 of 59 St. LuciaRank 28 of 59 TurkeyRank 29 of 59 ChileRank 30 of 59 RussiaRank 31 of 59 SerbiaRank 32 of 59 CroatiaRank 33 of 59 PolandRank 34 of 59 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 35 of 59 North MacedoniaRank 36 of 59 SeychellesRank 37 of 59 LatviaRank 38 of 59 ItalyRank 39 of 59 SlovakiaRank 40 of 59 EstoniaRank 41 of 59 AustriaRank 42 of 59 NetherlandsRank 43 of 59 LithuaniaRank 44 of 59 LuxembourgRank 45 of 59 GreeceRank 46 of 59 SpainRank 47 of 59 BulgariaRank 48 of 59 IrelandRank 49 of 59 FranceRank 50 of 59 SloveniaRank 51 of 59 Czech RepublicRank 52 of 59 SwedenRank 53 of 59 NorwayRank 54 of 59 CyprusRank 55 of 59 BelgiumRank 56 of 59 PortugalRank 57 of 59 DenmarkRank 58 of 59 FinlandRank 59 of 59

Countries by Informal employment rate (2025)

Highest Informal employment rate, 2025

Lowest Informal employment rate, 2025

All 59 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

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