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

Viet Nam: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 69.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
69.2%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2007
All-time low
69.2%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2007–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Viet Nam, 2007–2018

0204060802007201220182007: 82.42009: 81.72013: 79.12014: 76.32015: 74.22016: 72.82017: 71.42018: 69.2

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 Viet Nam stood at 69.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Viet Nam peaked at 82.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2018.

That places Viet Nam 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 82.4%
2009 81.7% -0.9%
2013 79.1% -3.1%
2014 76.3% -3.5%
2015 74.2% -2.7%
2016 72.8% -1.9%
2017 71.4% -2.0%
2018 69.2% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.0% 81.7% 82.4% 2
2010s 73.8% 69.2% 79.1% 6

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 7 Paraguay 72.1% compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 71.1% compare
  3. 9 El Salvador 70.4% compare
  4. 11 Thailand 64.9% compare
  5. 12 Colombia 61.6% compare
  6. 13 Egypt 61.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Viet Nam?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Viet Nam was 69.2% 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2018.
How does Viet Nam rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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.