Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Formal workers earned on average twice the hourly wage compared to informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 4.4, 2.5 and 2.4 times more than informal workers in El Salvador, Honduras and Peru (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 1.7, 1.3 and 1.6 times more in Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Colombia (OECD, 2024).
Social spending by central governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represented 11.5% of GDP in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
Social spending in 2022 exceeded the 2019 level by 0.3 percentage points (OECD, 2024).
12.6% of GDP was the average spending on social protection in LAC in 2018 (OECD, 2024).
Spending on social protection in OECD countries represented 19.7% of GDP in 2018 (OECD, 2024).
$5.4–6.4 trillion USD annually is required per route to accelerate the 2030 Agenda globally (OECD, 2024).
27% of the SDG targets show setbacks in their progress (OECD, 2024).
48% of the SDG targets show too slow progress in LAC (OECD, 2024).
