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

Mongolia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 44.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
44.1%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
56.5%
in 2012
All-time low
44.1%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Mongolia, 2008–2018

02040602008201320182008: 51.22009: 48.42010: 48.82011: 53.82012: 56.52013: 532014: 45.72015: 45.92016: 46.92017: 46.32018: 44.1

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

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mongolia stood at 44.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mongolia peaked at 56.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2018.

That places Mongolia 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Mongolia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 51.2%
2009 48.4% -5.6%
2010 48.8% +0.8%
2011 53.8% +10.4%
2012 56.5% +4.9%
2013 53.0% -6.2%
2014 45.7% -13.9%
2015 45.9% +0.6%
2016 46.9% +2.2%
2017 46.3% -1.3%
2018 44.1% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.8% 48.4% 51.2% 2
2010s 49.0% 44.1% 56.5% 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 18 Armenia 47.3% compare
  2. 19 Argentina 46.5% compare
  3. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 43.1% compare
  5. 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
  6. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mongolia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mongolia was 44.1% in 2018, 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2018.
How does Mongolia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Mongolia ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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.