Table 3: Informal economy as a percentage of GDP
Unweighted Average*
1989-1991 1994/1995 1999-2000
24 African countries |
33.9 |
37.4 |
41.2 |
25 Asian countries |
20.9 |
23.4 |
26.3 |
17 countries Cent. and South America |
34.2 |
37.7 |
41.5 |
23 Transitional countries |
31.5 |
34.6 |
37.9 |
21 OECD countries |
13.2 |
15.7 |
16.7 |
Notes: *Unweighted average from Schneider (2005).
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