Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Armenia

Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 47.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
47.3%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
18th
of 27 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2011
All-time low
47.3%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2008–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Armenia, 2008–2017

02040602008201220172008: 502009: 54.52011: 612012: 60.12013: 60.52014: 58.32015: 51.42016: 48.92017: 47.3

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Armenia is 47.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Armenia peaked at 61.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2017.

That places Armenia 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Armenia, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 50.0%
2009 54.5% +9.1%
2011 61.0% +12.0%
2012 60.1% -1.6%
2013 60.5% +0.7%
2014 58.3% -3.6%
2015 51.4% -11.9%
2016 48.9% -4.9%
2017 47.3% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.2% 50.0% 54.5% 2
2010s 55.3% 47.3% 61.0% 7

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 15 Dominican Republic 53.2% compare
  2. 16 Mauritius 50.4% compare
  3. 17 Panama 49.6% compare
  4. 19 Argentina 46.5% compare
  5. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
  6. 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Armenia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Armenia was 47.3% in 2017, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2017.
How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Armenia ranks 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.