Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras

Honduras: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1037 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1037
Change on year
up 50.8%
World rank
59th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1037
in 2019
All-time low
0.0523
in 2003
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras, 2002–2019

00.0250.050.0750.12002201020192002: 0.0622003: 0.0522004: 0.0622005: 0.0812006: 0.0762007: 0.0722008: 0.0762009: 0.0652010: 0.0742011: 0.072012: 0.0912013: 0.0712014: 0.0842015: 0.0882016: 0.0852017: 0.0822018: 0.0692019: 0.104

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras is 0.1037, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras peaked at 0.1037 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0523, in 2003.

Honduras ranks 59th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Honduras, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0619
2003 0.0523 -15.6%
2004 0.0616 +17.9%
2005 0.0811 +31.6%
2006 0.0756 -6.8%
2007 0.072 -4.8%
2008 0.0757 +5.1%
2009 0.0651 -13.9%
2010 0.0743 +14.0%
2011 0.0696 -6.3%
2012 0.0907 +30.4%
2013 0.0706 -22.2%
2014 0.0842 +19.3%
2015 0.0876 +4.1%
2016 0.0855 -2.5%
2017 0.0817 -4.5%
2018 0.0687 -15.8%
2019 0.1037 +50.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0682 0.0523 0.0811 8
2010s 0.0816 0.0687 0.1037 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 56 Romania 0.147 compare
  2. 57 Uruguay 0.1153 compare
  3. 58 Ecuador 0.1096 compare
  4. 60 Cambodia 0.1031 compare
  5. 61 El Salvador 0.1018 compare
  6. 62 Morocco 0.067 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Honduras was 0.1037 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.1037 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 in 2003.
How does Honduras rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Honduras ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 paid employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed