Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 78.5 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 78.5 % for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Ecuador peaked at 81.03 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.04 %, in 2012.
Ecuador ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.01 % | — |
| 2003 | 23.66 % | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 26.6 % | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 19.89 % | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 24.6 % | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 22.73 % | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 23.11 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.39 % | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 17.45 % | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.05 % | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 13.04 % | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 70.77 % | +442.7% |
| 2014 | 52.29 % | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 70.45 % | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 73.43 % | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 75.78 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.62 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 74.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.63 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 79.45 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.03 % | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 78.5 % | -3.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 78.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.98 %, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 78.5 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.27 %, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +442.7% | 13.04 % | 70.77 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.87 % | 18.39 % | 32.01 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.51 % | 13.04 % | 75.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4 % | 78.5 % | 81.03 % | 4 |
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 informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Ecuador?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Ecuador was 78.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 81.03 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 % in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.