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

Mongolia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 26.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.4%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2013
All-time low
20.5%
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia, 2008–2018

01020302008201320182008: 24.12009: 20.52010: 25.22011: 32.22012: 34.42013: 34.72014: 26.82015: 26.32016: 26.92017: 27.82018: 26.4

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

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 26.4% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia peaked at 34.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2009.

Mongolia ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Female in Mongolia, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 24.1%
2009 20.5% -14.9%
2010 25.2% +22.8%
2011 32.2% +27.7%
2012 34.4% +6.8%
2013 34.7% +0.9%
2014 26.8% -22.7%
2015 26.3% -1.8%
2016 26.9% +2.3%
2017 27.8% +3.2%
2018 26.4% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.3% 20.5% 24.1% 2
2010s 29.0% 25.2% 34.7% 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 20 Palestine, State of 40.4% compare
  2. 21 South Africa 37.1% compare
  3. 22 Brazil 36.9% compare
  4. 24 Uruguay 22.4% compare
  5. 25 Armenia 19.6% compare
  6. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mongolia was 26.4% 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) recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2009.
How does Mongolia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Mongolia ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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) - 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.