Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2020

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Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group (Prospects Group).

Country	Informal output, DGE model estimate (% of official GDP)
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	60.429
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	58.187
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	54.875
BoliviaBOLSouth America	54.874
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	46.090
UkraineUKREastern Europe	46.014
GabonGABMiddle Africa	45.979
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	45.030
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	44.760
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	44.183
PanamaPANCentral America	44.006
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	43.511
HondurasHNDCentral America	43.309
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.002
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	42.783
PeruPERSouth America	42.611
BeninBENWestern Africa	42.421
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	42.106
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	41.091
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	40.736
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	40.714
UruguayURYSouth America	40.636
BelizeBLZCentral America	40.399
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	40.386
NicaraguaNICCentral America	40.284

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 27.500. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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