Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
42.5% of households in LAC were totally dependent on informal employment (OECD, 2024).
22.4% of households combined formal and informal income (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
25.1% of the population lived in households dependent exclusively on formal employment (OECD, 2024).
80% of the productivity gap between LAC and the US is explained by differences in TFP (OECD, 2024).
64.9% of the population of LAC lived in households with at least one informal income before 2022 (OECD, 2024).
71.4% rural informality contrasted with 50.5% urban informality in ALC (OECD, 2024).
47.8% and 49.6% were the rates of informality in manufacturing and services (OECD, 2024).
1/3 of the US TFP is equivalent to the average TFP of LAC (OECD, 2024).
