Sector informal em Moçambique: estimativas básicas e metodologia de medição nas contas nacionais

Abstract

The informal sector approach poses problems whose complexity has multiplied over time. Its historical development is related to several socio-political, socio-economic and cultural factors. Although there is no clear understanding of the size of the informal sector, it is unanimous that it constitutes an important part of the economy. In Mozambique, there is no harmonized criterion for measuring the informal sector, hence the need for systematic development of studies, research, research and the establishment of appropriate methodologies that support continuous analysis over time. This study presents a proposed methodology for measuring the informal sector using the United Nations System of National Accounts '93 (SCN). Using the SCN's recommendations, the objective was to present an operational definition of the informal sector, to estimate its economic contribution to the country's production and added value. The contribution of this sector to employment was also estimated. For this purpose, it was assumed that the informal sector is part of the family production x 'nãó' agro-livestock. For the estimates, data from the IAF (1991 and 1996), EDN (1991) and the Central Business File were used. The results obtained from the IAF96 show that informality can have a .... weight not exceeding 29% of GDP. The added value of. non-agricultural family production. This is the maximum limit that the informal economy can reach, considering the. assumptions of this model. Other indicators, related to the same period, such as employment and production indicate that the workforce including self-employed workers and unpaid family members made up about 7.8% of the employed persons in the non-agricultural family sector. And that the family production of the non-agricultural sector, in relation to the total production of the country was 35.7. This work corresponds to a first approximation and the preliminary estimates presented. A more careful study requires the introduction of specific surveys.