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

Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 48.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
48.4%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
63.6%
in 2011
All-time low
48.4%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2008–2017

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

02040602008201220172008: 52.12009: 55.52011: 63.62012: 62.92013: 60.22014: 59.82015: 52.82016: 50.92017: 48.4

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 48.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Armenia peaked at 63.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2017.

That places Armenia 20th 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 - Male in Armenia, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 52.1%
2009 55.5% +6.4%
2011 63.6% +14.6%
2012 62.9% -1.0%
2013 60.2% -4.3%
2014 59.8% -0.7%
2015 52.8% -11.7%
2016 50.9% -3.7%
2017 48.4% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.8% 52.1% 55.5% 2
2010s 57.0% 48.4% 63.6% 7

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 17 Namibia 53.2% compare
  2. 18 Mongolia 52.9% compare
  3. 19 Panama 52.6% compare
  4. 21 Argentina 47.1% compare
  5. 22 Brazil 46.8% compare
  6. 23 Costa Rica 34.8% 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 48.4% 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 63.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2017.
How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Armenia ranks 20th 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 7.2%. 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.