Informal employment in agriculture in Myanmar
Myanmar: Informal employment in agriculture was 82.74 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
82.74
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
37th
of 78 countries
All-time high
84.29
in 2015
All-time low
80.67
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2020
Informal employment in agriculture in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 82.74 for informal employment in agriculture in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in agriculture in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.29 | — |
| 2017 | 82.99 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.67 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 80.9 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.74 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.21 | 80.67 | 84.29 | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.74 | 82.74 | 82.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 34 Grenada 86.08
- 35 Namibia 85.89
- 36 Turkey 84.52 compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 81.53
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.48 compare
- 40 Brazil 73.86 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in agriculture in Myanmar?
- Informal employment in agriculture in Myanmar was 82.74 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.29 in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment in agriculture recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.67 in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for informal employment in agriculture?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is informal employment in agriculture rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Informal employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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