Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Social spending by central governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represented 11.5% of GDP in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
62.0% of the population lived in fully formal households in the Bahamas (OECD, 2024).
73.9% of people lived in totally informal households in Honduras (OECD, 2024).
70.8% of people lived in totally informal households in Bolivia (OECD, 2024).
64.2% of people lived in totally informal households in Nicaragua (OECD, 2024).
60.6% of people lived in totally informal households in Peru (OECD, 2024).
65.4% of the population lived in fully formal households in Uruguay (OECD, 2024).
0.61, 0.50 and 0.51 were the Gini coefficients in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador in the early 2000s (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 on average twice the hourly wage compared to informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2024).
