Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Honduras

Honduras: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.2664 poorest in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2664 poorest
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.3766 poorest
in 2015
All-time low
0.0669 poorest
in 2010
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Honduras, 2008–2019

0.10.20.30.42008201320192008: 0.278 poorest2009: 0.086 poorest2010: 0.067 poorest2011: 0.246 poorest2013: 0.269 poorest2015: 0.377 poorest2016: 0.335 poorest2017: 0.325 poorest2018: 0.282 poorest2019: 0.266 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Honduras stood at 0.2664 poorest.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 211.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Honduras peaked at 0.3766 poorest in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0669 poorest, in 2010.

That places Honduras 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.2783 poorest
2009 0.0855 poorest -69.3%
2010 0.0669 poorest -21.7%
2011 0.2465 poorest +268.2%
2013 0.2688 poorest +9.1%
2015 0.3766 poorest +40.1%
2016 0.3352 poorest -11.0%
2017 0.3249 poorest -3.1%
2018 0.2816 poorest -13.3%
2019 0.2664 poorest -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1819 poorest 0.0855 poorest 0.2783 poorest 2
2010s 0.2709 poorest 0.0669 poorest 0.3766 poorest 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 25 El Salvador 0.3056 poorest compare
  2. 26 Colombia 0.2877 poorest compare
  3. 27 Thailand 0.2831 poorest compare
  4. 29 Viet Nam 0.2584 poorest compare
  5. 30 Mexico 0.2557 poorest compare
  6. 31 Chile 0.2521 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Honduras?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Honduras was 0.2664 poorest in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.3766 poorest in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0669 poorest in 2010.
How does Honduras rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Honduras ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 211.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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