Distribution of persons employed in the informal sector by economic activity
in percentage
Informal sector employment includes workers without official registration or formal contracts. The table presents the shares of such workers by major economic activities. Each indicator represents the proportion of workers in a specific sector relative to the total informal sector employment for a given year. This data illustrates the scale of shadow employment across various industries throughout the observation period
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and aquaculture
- Other service activities
- Construction
- Transportation and storage
- Manufacturing industries
- Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities
- Accommodation and food service activities
The chart shows the percentage distribution of informal sector employment by economic activity for the period 2015–2025
Who grew, who fell: 2015 → 2025
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2015–2025. Rows: 19, periods: 11. Measurement unit — percentages. Breakdown by categories: Total; Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming; Mining; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas and steam supply; air conditioning and other
Total: indicator unchanged from 100 to 100 for 2015–2025. This is an average 0% annual growth. Up to 2020 the change was +0%, after — +0%. Of the 18 largest rows, 12 increased, 6 decreased
All table numbers are series: 19
| Series | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| Сельское, лесное хозяйство, охота, рыболовство и рыбоводство | 23,60 | 23,70 | 17,00 | 17,40 | 16,40 | 16,70 | 16,00 | 16,40 | 15,40 | 12,80 | 14,20 |
| Добыча полезных ископаемых | 0,10 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,20 | 0,20 |
| Обрабатывающие производства | 8,60 | 9,10 | 9,50 | 9,90 | 10,50 | 10,20 | 10,60 | 10,10 | 9,90 | 10,00 | 9,70 |
| Обеспечение электрической энергией, газом и паром; кондиционирование воздуха | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 |
| Водоснабжение; водоотведение, организация сбора и утилизация отходов, деятельность по ликвидации загрязнений | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,20 |
| Строительство | 11,70 | 10,70 | 11,60 | 11,10 | 10,70 | 10,10 | 10,40 | 10,10 | 10,00 | 9,20 | 8,70 |
| Торговля оптовая и розничная; ремонт автотранспортных средств и мотоциклов | 31,10 | 30,50 | 32,60 | 32,30 | 31,30 | 30,90 | 30,70 | 29,40 | 29,40 | 27,00 | 25,40 |
| Транспортировка и хранение | 8,70 | 9,00 | 9,90 | 10,10 | 10,40 | 10,70 | 10,50 | 10,80 | 10,80 | 10,40 | 10,50 |
| Деятельность гостиниц и предприятий общественного питания | 3,20 | 3,30 | 3,70 | 3,90 | 4,00 | 3,90 | 4,10 | 4,00 | 4,20 | 4,50 | 4,50 |
| Деятельность в области информации и связи | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,70 | 0,70 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 0,80 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 1,20 | 1,10 |
| Деятельность финансовая и страховая | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,30 | 0,40 | 0,40 |
| Деятельность по операциям с недвижимым имуществом | 0,80 | 0,60 | 0,70 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,80 | 0,70 | 0,60 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,90 |
| Деятельность профессиональная, научная и техническая; деятельность административная и сопутствующие дополнительные услуги | 3,10 | 3,20 | 3,50 | 3,50 | 3,60 | 3,90 | 3,90 | 4,00 | 3,90 | 4,70 | 5,10 |
| Образование | 0,70 | 1,00 | 1,10 | 1,00 | 1,10 | 1,20 | 1,30 | 1,40 | 1,50 | 1,60 | 1,50 |
| Деятельность в области здравоохранения и социальных услуг | 0,80 | 1,00 | 1,40 | 1,30 | 1,60 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,50 | 1,90 | 2,30 | 2,50 |
| Деятельность в области культуры, спорта, организации досуга и развлечений | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,80 | 0,70 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,80 | 0,90 | 0,90 | 1,80 | 1,90 |
| Предоставление прочих видов услуг | 5,40 | 5,70 | 6,50 | 6,50 | 6,90 | 7,50 | 7,60 | 8,90 | 9,60 | 12,60 | 12,90 |
| Другие виды экономической деятельности | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,20 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 | 0,10 |
How to read this table
Table rows are categorized by economic activity, ranging from agriculture to services. For comparative analysis, it is important to consider both percentage changes and structural shifts, such as the growth or contraction of a specific sector's share. Particular attention should be given to the largest and most dynamic sectors
What is visible in these numbers
Highest values: Total (100), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (32.6), Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming (23.7). The gap between the highest and lowest is 500 times. The top three account for 70.6% of the total across all categories — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 11 observation periods in the dataset. There are 209 values in the table out of 209 possible, which is 100% — missing values are virtually absent
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Labour force, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
The observation period spans from 2015 to 2025. Indicators are updated annually based on sample labor force surveys. This data is intended for economists, labor market analysts, and policymakers to assess informal employment trends and develop regulatory and support strategies
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