Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Guatemala

Vulnerable employment in Guatemala in 2025 — 36.16%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.23 pp.

2025 36.16% −0.21 pp vs 2024
World rank 111of 182
Period maximum 42%2021
Period minimum 33.76%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Guatemala, 1991–202532.53537.54042.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 38.39%1992: 38.24%1993: 38.12%1994: 37.99%1995: 37.95%1996: 38.03%1997: 37.99%1998: 37.94%1999: 38.6%2000: 39.29%2001: 39.15%2002: 38.99%2003: 38.85%2004: 38.7%2005: 38.57%2006: 38.39%2007: 38.15%2008: 37.9%2009: 37.79%2010: 37.65%2011: 34.31%2012: 38.12%2013: 37.96%2014: 37.77%2015: 36.93%2016: 34.56%2017: 37.66%2018: 37.9%2019: 33.76%2020: 38.26%2021: 42%2022: 39.23%2023: 36.61%2024: 36.37%2025: 36.16%
Change over the period: −2.23 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 36.16%
World 42.38%
Central America computed 27.75%
Vulnerable employment — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.16 −0.21 pp
2024 36.37 −0.24 pp
2023 36.61 −2.61 pp
2022 39.23 −2.78 pp
2021 42 +3.75 pp
2020 38.26 +4.49 pp
2019 33.76 −4.14 pp
2018 37.9 +0.24 pp
2017 37.66 +3.09 pp
2016 34.56 −2.37 pp
2015 36.93 −0.84 pp
2014 37.77 −0.2 pp
2013 37.96 −0.16 pp
2012 38.12 +3.81 pp
2011 34.31 −3.34 pp
2010 37.65 −0.14 pp
2009 37.79 −0.11 pp
2008 37.9 −0.25 pp
2007 38.15 −0.25 pp
2006 38.39 −0.18 pp
2005 38.57 −0.13 pp
2004 38.7 −0.15 pp
2003 38.85 −0.14 pp
2002 38.99 −0.16 pp
2001 39.15 −0.14 pp
2000 39.29 +0.69 pp
1999 38.6 +0.67 pp
1998 37.94 −0.06 pp
1997 37.99 −0.03 pp
1996 38.03 +0.07 pp
1995 37.95 −0.04 pp
1994 37.99 −0.12 pp
1993 38.12 −0.13 pp
1992 38.24 −0.14 pp
1991 38.39

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.