In 2021, the share of employment in the informal sector out of total employment in Malaysia was 8.6 percent, a slight increase compared to 8.3 percent in 2019. The share of informal employment in Malaysia was at its highest in 2015, when it was at 10 percent.
Employment in the informal sector as share of total employment in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021
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Statistics Malaysia. (2022). Employment in the informal sector as share of total employment in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974001/informal-sector-as-share-of-total-employment-malaysia/
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Statistics Malaysia, Employment in the informal sector as share of total employment in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974001/informal-sector-as-share-of-total-employment-malaysia/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Employment in the informal sector as share of total employment in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974001/informal-sector-as-share-of-total-employment-malaysia/