Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras

Honduras: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2695 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2695
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
40th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2847
in 2009
All-time low
0.2239
in 2013
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras, 2006–2019

00.10.20.32006201220192006: 0.2732007: 0.2642008: 0.2732009: 0.2852010: 0.2752011: 0.2852012: 0.2652013: 0.2242014: 0.2322015: 0.2582016: 0.2252017: 0.2332018: 0.2582019: 0.269

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras is 0.2695, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras peaked at 0.2847 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2239, in 2013.

Honduras ranks 40th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2726
2007 0.2645 -3.0%
2008 0.2726 +3.1%
2009 0.2847 +4.4%
2010 0.2748 -3.5%
2011 0.2847 +3.6%
2012 0.2648 -7.0%
2013 0.2239 -15.4%
2014 0.2325 +3.8%
2015 0.2583 +11.1%
2016 0.2248 -13.0%
2017 0.233 +3.6%
2018 0.2575 +10.5%
2019 0.2695 +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2736 0.2645 0.2847 4
2010s 0.2524 0.2239 0.2847 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 37 South Africa 0.276 compare
  2. 38 Guatemala 0.2733 compare
  3. 39 Australia 0.272 compare
  4. 41 Latvia 0.2673 compare
  5. 42 El Salvador 0.2594 compare
  6. 43 Poland 0.2567 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Honduras was 0.2695 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.2847 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2239 in 2013.
How does Honduras rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Honduras ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
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