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

Mongolia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 52.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
52.9%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
18th
of 27 countries
All-time high
60.5%
in 2012
All-time low
43.3%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2018

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

02040602008201320182008: 482009: 43.32010: 55.22011: 58.42012: 60.52013: 59.32014: 53.52015: 53.72016: 542017: 55.82018: 52.9

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

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 52.9% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Mongolia peaked at 60.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2009.

That places Mongolia 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 - Male in Mongolia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 48.0%
2009 43.3% -9.7%
2010 55.2% +27.3%
2011 58.4% +6.0%
2012 60.5% +3.5%
2013 59.3% -2.0%
2014 53.5% -9.7%
2015 53.7% +0.2%
2016 54.0% +0.7%
2017 55.8% +3.3%
2018 52.9% -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.7% 43.3% 48.0% 2
2010s 55.9% 52.9% 60.5% 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 15 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  2. 16 Palestine, State of 55.3% compare
  3. 17 Namibia 53.2% compare
  4. 19 Panama 52.6% compare
  5. 20 Armenia 48.4% compare
  6. 21 Argentina 47.1% 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 52.9% 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 60.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2009.
How does Mongolia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Mongolia ranks 18th 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 up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 - 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.