South Africa's Informal Economy Size

INFORMAL ECONOMY SIZE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP (%)

An informal economy (informal sector or shadow economy) is the part of any economy that is neither taxed nor monitored by any form of government.

The size of South Africa's informal economy is estimated to be 28.7% which represents approximatly $376 billion at GDP PPP levels.

South Africa's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: Quarterly Informal Economy Survey (QIES) by World Economics, London


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Afghanistan 73.5%
Zimbabwe 64.7%
Nigeria 57.9%
Haiti 55.5%
Bolivia 54.6%
Nicaragua 53.0%
Panama 51.6%
Gabon 51.2%
Myanmar 49.4%
Benin 49.3%
Guatemala 49.2%
Congo, Dem. Rep 48.5%
Tanzania 47.0%
Paraguay 46.5%
Honduras 46.4%
Georgia 46.4%
Thailand 46.4%
Central African Republic 44.8%
Gambia 44.1%
Ukraine 43.6%
Liberia 42.8%
Peru 42.0%
El Salvador 41.2%
Cambodia 41.2%
Moldova 40.8%
Cote d'Ivoire 40.7%
Eswatini 40.7%
Congo, Rep. 39.8%
Angola 39.5%
Armenia 39.4%
Guinea 39.1%
Zambia 38.2%
Russia 37.8%
Senegal 37.6%
India 37.6%
Belarus 37.5%
Ecuador 37.3%
Sierra Leone 37.1%
Tajikistan 36.9%
Azerbaijan 36.7%
Burundi 36.6%
Madagascar 36.5%
Niger 36.4%
Comoros 36.3%
Sudan 36.0%
Guinea-Bissau 35.9%
Ghana 35.7%
Pakistan 35.7%
Egypt 35.0%
Turkmenistan 34.9%
Papua New Guinea 34.9%
Libya 34.6%
Chad 34.5%
Philippines 34.5%
Uganda 34.3%
Dominican Republic 34.1%
Ethiopia 34.0%
Mozambique 33.9%
North Macedonia 33.8%
Jamaica 33.3%
Nepal 33.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.3%
Mali 33.2%
Colombia 33.1%
Brazil 33.1%
Kenya 33.0%
Burkina Faso 33.0%
Suriname 32.8%
Albania 32.5%
Uruguay 31.8%
Morocco 31.8%
Kazakhstan 31.7%
Cabo Verde 31.6%
Trinidad and Tobago 31.5%
Lebanon 31.5%
Serbia 31.5%
Rwanda 31.4%
Mauritania 31.3%
Sri Lanka 31.3%
Türkiye 31.2%
Kyrgyzstan 31.2%
Lesotho 31.0%
Malawi 30.8%
Bangladesh 30.6%
Tunisia 30.4%
Bahamas, The 30.3%
Cameroon 30.0%
Argentina 30.0%
Croatia 29.9%
Brunei 29.5%
Togo 29.5%
Guyana 29.4%
Mexico 29.3%
South Africa 28.7%
Malta 28.2%
Bulgaria 28.1%
Uzbekistan 27.7%
Laos 27.6%
Cyprus 27.4%
Yemen, Rep. 27.1%
Greece 27.0%
Costa Rica 26.8%
Botswana 26.5%
Malaysia 25.3%
Latvia 25.1%
Namibia 24.7%
Slovenia 24.2%
Italy 24.0%
Romania 23.9%
Hungary 23.4%
Bhutan 23.1%
Korea, Rep. 23.0%
Indonesia 22.6%
Saudi Arabia 22.6%
Poland 22.5%
Estonia 22.5%
Taiwan 22.5%
Lithuania 21.8%
Spain 21.5%
Israel 21.0%
Vietnam 20.9%
Portugal 20.5%
United Arab Emirates 20.4%
Mauritius 20.4%
Kuwait 20.0%
Oman 19.6%
Chile 19.3%
Belgium 19.2%
Algeria 17.3%
Bahrain 17.2%
Jordan 16.9%
Qatar 16.4%
Norway 15.6%
Denmark 15.3%
Mongolia 15.1%
Slovak Republic 14.9%
Finland 14.7%
Czechia 14.6%
Iceland 14.1%
Hong Kong 13.8%
Sweden 13.5%
France 13.2%
Ireland 12.6%
China 12.5%
Canada 11.3%
Germany 11.2%
Singapore 10.4%
United Kingdom 10.1%
New Zealand 10.1%
Netherlands 10.0%
Luxembourg 10.0%
Australia 9.8%
Japan 9.6%
Austria 8.8%
Switzerland 7.5%
United States 7.3%


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