Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2017

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Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2017: every country, as published by World Bank Group (Prospects Group).

Country	Informal output, DGE model estimate (% of official GDP)
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	60.878
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	59.836
BoliviaBOLSouth America	57.057
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	55.929
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	47.198
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	46.022
GabonGABMiddle Africa	45.995
PanamaPANCentral America	45.784
PeruPERSouth America	45.381
UkraineUKREastern Europe	45.235
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	44.437
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	44.420
BeninBENWestern Africa	44.155
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	43.903
HondurasHNDCentral America	43.881
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	43.546
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.460
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	43.289
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.003
UruguayURYSouth America	41.856
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.377
BelizeBLZCentral America	40.881
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	40.842
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	40.781
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	40.775

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 28.302. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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