Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 79.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras, 2006–2017
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 79.3% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2017.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras peaked at 90.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2007.
That places Honduras 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 65.0% | — |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | -11.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 79.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.7%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 79.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.5%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 63.5% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 74.4% | 90.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras was 79.3% 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) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Honduras ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (female) 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.