Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2018

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Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2018: every country, as published by World Bank Group (Prospects Group).

Country	Informal output, DGE model estimate (% of official GDP)
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	60.058
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	59.420
BoliviaBOLSouth America	56.430
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	55.791
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	47.150
GabonGABMiddle Africa	46.224
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	45.880
UkraineUKREastern Europe	45.544
PeruPERSouth America	44.947
PanamaPANCentral America	44.871
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	44.367
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	44.309
HondurasHNDCentral America	43.954
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	43.861
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.425
BeninBENWestern Africa	43.292
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	42.998
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	42.782
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	42.756
UruguayURYSouth America	41.650
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	41.130
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	41.004
BelizeBLZCentral America	40.583
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	40.498
NicaraguaNICCentral America	40.398

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 28.168. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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