Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras

Honduras: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 71.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
71.7%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
87.2%
in 2014
All-time low
60.5%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras, 2006–2017

0204060802006201120172006: 62.12007: 60.52008: 68.22009: 66.32010: 68.22011: 712012: 72.72013: 72.52014: 87.22015: 83.32016: 85.52017: 71.7

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

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras stood at 71.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras peaked at 87.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2007.

Honduras ranks 1st 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) in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male in Honduras, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 62.1%
2007 60.5% -2.6%
2008 68.2% +12.8%
2009 66.3% -2.8%
2010 68.2% +3.0%
2011 71.0% +4.1%
2012 72.7% +2.4%
2013 72.5% -0.3%
2014 87.2% +20.2%
2015 83.3% -4.4%
2016 85.5% +2.6%
2017 71.7% -16.1%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 71.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 71.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.3% 60.5% 68.2% 4
2010s 76.5% 68.2% 87.2% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.5% compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 71.1% compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 68.7% 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 Honduras?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Honduras was 71.7% 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 87.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 60.5% 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 18.6%. 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 - 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.