Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 59.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam, 2007–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam peaked at 67.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2018.
That places Viet Nam 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.5% | — |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -1.8% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 59.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 66.5% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 59.0% | 64.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More reference data data for Viet Nam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam was 59.0% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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About this data
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.