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

Honduras: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0658 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0658
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
73rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0747
in 2001
All-time low
0.0552
in 2013
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Honduras, 2001–2019

00.020.040.060.082001201020192001: 0.0752002: 0.0622003: 0.062004: 0.0622005: 0.0722006: 0.0672007: 0.0682008: 0.0712009: 0.0642010: 0.0632011: 0.0672012: 0.0682013: 0.0552014: 0.0612015: 0.0632016: 0.0672017: 0.0562018: 0.062019: 0.066

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.0658 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Honduras peaked at 0.0747 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0552, in 2013.

Honduras ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Honduras, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0747
2002 0.0619 -17.0%
2003 0.0604 -2.5%
2004 0.0623 +3.2%
2005 0.072 +15.5%
2006 0.0674 -6.4%
2007 0.0679 +0.7%
2008 0.0711 +4.7%
2009 0.0638 -10.4%
2010 0.0627 -1.7%
2011 0.0665 +6.1%
2012 0.0685 +2.9%
2013 0.0552 -19.3%
2014 0.0609 +10.2%
2015 0.0626 +2.9%
2016 0.0674 +7.5%
2017 0.0565 -16.1%
2018 0.0602 +6.6%
2019 0.0658 +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0668 0.0604 0.0747 9
2010s 0.0626 0.0552 0.0685 10

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 70 Peru 0.0759 compare
  2. 71 Ecuador 0.0706 compare
  3. 72 Ethiopia 0.0702 compare
  4. 74 Guatemala 0.0656 compare
  5. 75 Rwanda 0.0631 compare
  6. 76 Bangladesh 0.042 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Honduras?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Honduras was 0.0658 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.0747 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0552 in 2013.
How does Honduras rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Honduras ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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