Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia

Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 19.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
19.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
30.1%
in 2014
All-time low
17.0%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2008–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia, 2008–2017

01020302008201220172008: 22.52009: 172011: 28.82012: 29.12013: 28.92014: 30.12015: 19.12016: 19.22017: 19.6

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia stood at 19.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia peaked at 30.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2009.

That places Armenia 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female in Armenia, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 22.5%
2009 17.0% -24.1%
2011 28.8% +69.2%
2012 29.1% +1.1%
2013 28.9% -0.8%
2014 30.1% +4.2%
2015 19.1% -36.6%
2016 19.2% +0.4%
2017 19.6% +2.2%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.7% 17.0% 22.5% 2
2010s 25.0% 19.1% 30.1% 7

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 22 Brazil 36.9% compare
  2. 23 Mongolia 26.4% compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 22.4% compare
  4. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.6% compare
  5. 27 Serbia 12.2% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia was 19.6% 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) recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Armenia ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - 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 non-agriculture (female) employment 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.