Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 93.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador is 93.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador peaked at 95.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2015.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.0% | — |
| 2003 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.3% | 95.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.1% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.1% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Ecuador was 93.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).