Social services: external productivity

34.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Social services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

34,6 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios sociales de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Degree of informality

52% is the calculation of the degree of informality of rural land in Colombia (Fedesarrollo, 2024).

52% es el cálculo del grado de informalidad de la tierra rural en un estudio (Fedesarrollo, 2024)

Fedesarrollo, 2024. La tierra para uso agropecuario en Colombia: equidad y productividad

Immigration and Emigration CR and Panama

521,000 immigrants and only 150,000 emigrants were roughly present in Costa Rica in 2020, while Panama had 313,000 and 140,000 respectively, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

521,000 inmigrantes y solo 150,000 emigrantes tenía Costa Rica aproximadamente en 2020, mientras que Panamá tenía 313,000 y 140,000 respectivamente, según datos de Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Immigration and Emigration, Dominican Republic

604,000 immigrants and 1,608,000 emigrants were present in the Dominican Republic in 2020, although other evidence indicates that net inflows are positive, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

604,000 inmigrantes y 1,608,000 emigrantes tenía República Dominicana en 2020, aunque otras evidencias indican que las entradas netas son positivas, según datos de Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Food insecurity in Honduras

1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).

1 de cada 5 estudiantes, de entre 15 y 16 años, aseguró haber dejado de comer al menos una vez a la semana (BID, 2024)

BID (2024). Panorama de oportunidades. El Salvador.

Inequality

45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Women in Rural Areas

58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).

(Guiskin, 2019).

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-441-la-situacion-de-las-juventudes-rurales-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

South-South Cooperation

USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).

FAO y ABC/MRE, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1212-la-trayectoria-de-la-cooperacion-entre-brasil-y-la-fao-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

Family farming in LAC

>50% of food in LAC is produced by family farmers.

>50 % es la proporción de alimentos producidos por agricultura familiar en LAC.

Connectivity gap

While 71% of the urban population has significant connectivity services, in rural populations this percentage drops to 36.8%.

Ziegler et al. (2020)

Ziegler, S; Arias Segura, J; Bosio, M; Camacho, K. 2020. Conectividad rural en América Latina y el Caribe: un puente al desarrollo sostenible en tiempos de pandemia (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA. 119 p