Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Gabon

Vulnerable employment in Gabon in 2025 — 29.81%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 22.1 pp.

2025 29.81% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 93of 182
Period maximum 51.91%1991
Period minimum 29.81%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Gabon, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 51.91%1992: 51.56%1993: 51.18%1994: 49.78%1995: 48.41%1996: 47.06%1997: 45.7%1998: 44.4%1999: 43.29%2000: 42.26%2001: 41.24%2002: 40.22%2003: 39.16%2004: 38.08%2005: 36.95%2006: 35.88%2007: 34.73%2008: 33.65%2009: 32.59%2010: 31.52%2011: 31.41%2012: 31.29%2013: 31.14%2014: 30.99%2015: 30.83%2016: 30.69%2017: 30.59%2018: 30.51%2019: 30.43%2020: 30.54%2021: 29.97%2022: 29.95%2023: 29.92%2024: 29.87%2025: 29.81%
Change over the period: −22.1 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 29.81%
World 42.38%
Middle Africa computed 75.8%
Vulnerable employment — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.81 −0.06 pp
2024 29.87 −0.05 pp
2023 29.92 −0.03 pp
2022 29.95 −0.02 pp
2021 29.97 −0.56 pp
2020 30.54 +0.1 pp
2019 30.43 −0.08 pp
2018 30.51 −0.07 pp
2017 30.59 −0.1 pp
2016 30.69 −0.14 pp
2015 30.83 −0.16 pp
2014 30.99 −0.15 pp
2013 31.14 −0.15 pp
2012 31.29 −0.13 pp
2011 31.41 −0.1 pp
2010 31.52 −1.07 pp
2009 32.59 −1.06 pp
2008 33.65 −1.08 pp
2007 34.73 −1.15 pp
2006 35.88 −1.07 pp
2005 36.95 −1.13 pp
2004 38.08 −1.08 pp
2003 39.16 −1.06 pp
2002 40.22 −1.02 pp
2001 41.24 −1.02 pp
2000 42.26 −1.03 pp
1999 43.29 −1.11 pp
1998 44.4 −1.31 pp
1997 45.7 −1.35 pp
1996 47.06 −1.35 pp
1995 48.41 −1.37 pp
1994 49.78 −1.39 pp
1993 51.18 −0.38 pp
1992 51.56 −0.35 pp
1991 51.91

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.