Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Guyana

Vulnerable employment in Guyana in 2025 — 25.34%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.16 pp.

2025 25.34% −0.48 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 33.5%1991
Period minimum 25.34%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Guyana, 1991–20252527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 33.5%1992: 33.37%1993: 33.08%1994: 32.77%1995: 32.51%1996: 32.23%1997: 31.98%1998: 31.84%1999: 31.71%2000: 31.68%2001: 31.6%2002: 31.53%2003: 31.53%2004: 31.51%2005: 31.55%2006: 31.56%2007: 31.43%2008: 31.28%2009: 31.14%2010: 30.97%2011: 30.78%2012: 30.53%2013: 30.3%2014: 30.09%2015: 29.84%2016: 29.49%2017: 29.08%2018: 28.63%2019: 28.47%2020: 29.42%2021: 30.01%2022: 28.27%2023: 26.71%2024: 25.82%2025: 25.34%
Change over the period: −8.16 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guyana 25.34%
World 42.38%
South America computed 32.24%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.34 −0.48 pp
2024 25.82 −0.89 pp
2023 26.71 −1.57 pp
2022 28.27 −1.74 pp
2021 30.01 +0.6 pp
2020 29.42 +0.95 pp
2019 28.47 −0.17 pp
2018 28.63 −0.45 pp
2017 29.08 −0.41 pp
2016 29.49 −0.34 pp
2015 29.84 −0.25 pp
2014 30.09 −0.22 pp
2013 30.3 −0.23 pp
2012 30.53 −0.24 pp
2011 30.78 −0.19 pp
2010 30.97 −0.17 pp
2009 31.14 −0.14 pp
2008 31.28 −0.15 pp
2007 31.43 −0.13 pp
2006 31.56 +0 pp
2005 31.55 +0.04 pp
2004 31.51 −0.02 pp
2003 31.53 −0 pp
2002 31.53 −0.07 pp
2001 31.6 −0.08 pp
2000 31.68 −0.04 pp
1999 31.71 −0.12 pp
1998 31.84 −0.15 pp
1997 31.98 −0.24 pp
1996 32.23 −0.28 pp
1995 32.51 −0.26 pp
1994 32.77 −0.3 pp
1993 33.08 −0.29 pp
1992 33.37 −0.13 pp
1991 33.5

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.