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

Armenia: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 29.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
29.0%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
24th
of 27 countries
All-time high
46.8%
in 2011
All-time low
29.0%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2008–2017

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

010203040502008201220172008: 36.72009: 33.52011: 46.82012: 46.62013: 44.82014: 43.42015: 32.42016: 29.62017: 29

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 29.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Armenia peaked at 46.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2017.

Armenia ranks 24th of 27 countries on this measure, 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 - Male in Armenia, 2008 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2008 36.7%
2009 33.5% -8.7%
2011 46.8% +39.7%
2012 46.6% -0.4%
2013 44.8% -3.8%
2014 43.4% -3.3%
2015 32.4% -25.4%
2016 29.6% -8.6%
2017 29.0% -1.9%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 29.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.1% 33.5% 36.7% 2
2010s 38.9% 29.0% 46.8% 7

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 21 Mongolia 35.1% compare
  2. 22 South Africa 33.6% compare
  3. 23 Costa Rica 31.5% compare
  4. 25 Uruguay 24.4% compare
  5. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.8% compare
  6. 27 Serbia 15.4% 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 29.0% 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 46.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2017.
How does Armenia rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
Armenia ranks 24th 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 20.8%. 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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