Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Liberia

Vulnerable employment in Liberia in 2025 — 76.85%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.33 pp.

2025 76.85% −0.28 pp vs 2024
World rank 167of 182
Period maximum 83.16%1996
Period minimum 75.53%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Liberia, 1991–202574767880828419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 75.53%1992: 77.41%1993: 79.17%1994: 80.72%1995: 82.25%1996: 83.16%1997: 82.68%1998: 82.12%1999: 81.52%2000: 80.93%2001: 80.42%2002: 80.06%2003: 79.88%2004: 79.68%2005: 79.56%2006: 79.39%2007: 79.22%2008: 79%2009: 78.77%2010: 78.48%2011: 78.27%2012: 78.01%2013: 77.76%2014: 77.55%2015: 77.46%2016: 77.32%2017: 77.2%2018: 77.07%2019: 77.01%2020: 78.31%2021: 77.78%2022: 77.64%2023: 77.4%2024: 77.13%2025: 76.85%
Change over the period: +1.33 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 76.85%
World 42.38%
Western Africa computed 69.4%
Low-income countries computed 75.71%
Vulnerable employment — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 76.85 −0.28 pp
2024 77.13 −0.27 pp
2023 77.4 −0.24 pp
2022 77.64 −0.14 pp
2021 77.78 −0.52 pp
2020 78.31 +1.3 pp
2019 77.01 −0.06 pp
2018 77.07 −0.13 pp
2017 77.2 −0.12 pp
2016 77.32 −0.14 pp
2015 77.46 −0.09 pp
2014 77.55 −0.22 pp
2013 77.76 −0.25 pp
2012 78.01 −0.25 pp
2011 78.27 −0.21 pp
2010 78.48 −0.29 pp
2009 78.77 −0.23 pp
2008 79 −0.21 pp
2007 79.22 −0.17 pp
2006 79.39 −0.17 pp
2005 79.56 −0.13 pp
2004 79.68 −0.2 pp
2003 79.88 −0.18 pp
2002 80.06 −0.36 pp
2001 80.42 −0.51 pp
2000 80.93 −0.58 pp
1999 81.52 −0.6 pp
1998 82.12 −0.56 pp
1997 82.68 −0.48 pp
1996 83.16 +0.91 pp
1995 82.25 +1.53 pp
1994 80.72 +1.55 pp
1993 79.17 +1.76 pp
1992 77.41 +1.89 pp
1991 75.53

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.