Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Honduras

Honduras: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 81.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
81.0%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
3rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 2014
All-time low
66.2%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Honduras, 2006–2017

0204060801002006201120172006: 68.42007: 66.22008: 74.52009: 74.82010: 76.92011: 77.52012: 802013: 79.92014: 91.22015: 87.72016: 89.42017: 81

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Honduras is 81.0%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Honduras peaked at 91.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2007.

Honduras ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Honduras, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 68.4%
2007 66.2% -3.3%
2008 74.5% +12.5%
2009 74.8% +0.5%
2010 76.9% +2.8%
2011 77.5% +0.8%
2012 80.0% +3.2%
2013 79.9% -0.1%
2014 91.2% +14.2%
2015 87.7% -3.8%
2016 89.4% +1.9%
2017 81.0% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.0% 66.2% 74.8% 4
2010s 82.9% 76.9% 91.2% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 1 Pakistan 90.6% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.7% compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 80.2% compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 74.3% compare
  5. 6 Peru 74.3% 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) - no breakdown in Honduras?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Honduras was 81.0% 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) - no breakdown recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2007.
How does Honduras rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Honduras ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
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 employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.