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

Latest (2018)
59.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
8th
of 27 countries
All-time high
67.5%
in 2009
All-time low
59.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2007–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Viet Nam, 2007–2018

02040602007201220182007: 66.52009: 67.52013: 64.42014: 60.12015: 60.42016: 59.82017: 60.12018: 59

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.0% 66.5% 67.5% 2
2010s 60.6% 59.0% 64.4% 6

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 Guatemala 68.5% compare
  2. 6 Ecuador 63.3% compare
  3. 7 Paraguay 61.9% compare
  4. 9 El Salvador 56.7% compare
  5. 10 Colombia 55.5% compare
  6. 11 Mauritius 55.4% 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 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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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.