Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 81.6 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Myanmar is 81.6 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.67 % | — |
| 2017 | 82.62 % | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 84.73 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 85.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.6 % | -4.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 81.6 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.79 %, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.05 % | 82.62 % | 87.67 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.6 % | 81.6 % | 81.6 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share 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 share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Myanmar?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Myanmar was 81.6 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.67 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6 % in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Myanmar ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.