Nations ranked by informal employment in services; percent of services employment, 2024.
11 nations are ranked from highest to lowest by informal employment rate in services in 2024. The rate is informal employment within services as a share of total services employment. Nauru ranks first at 93.5%, 1.4 percentage points above Angola at 92.1%. Tanzania is 11th at 73.7%, leaving a spread of 19.8 percentage points.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 93.5% | 2024 |
| 2 | Angola | 92.1% | 2024 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 4 | Mali | 87.7% | 2024 |
| 5 | Malawi | 85.2% | 2024 |
| 6 | Gabon | 85.1% | 2024 |
| 7 | Senegal | 84.4% | 2024 |
| 8 | Lesotho | 80.8% | 2024 |
| 9 | India | 76.7% | 2024 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 76.6% | 2024 |
| 11 | Tanzania | 73.7% | 2024 |
Source 1: Informal employment in total employment by sex and economic activity
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Dataset/table: Informal employment in total employment by sex and economic activity
Units: percent of employment
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 11 ranked informal employment rate in services observations for 2024.
The rate is informal employment within services as a share of total services employment. ILOSTAT observations can include national estimates or statistical breaks, as indicated by the source.
The ranking filters the ILOSTAT series to people employed in services, the completed 2024 period and sovereign-nation observations, then orders the rates from highest to lowest.
Every row uses the same ILOSTAT informal-employment indicator, services classification, sex basis, percent-of-employment unit and 2024 period.
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