Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras

Honduras: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 25.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25.6%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
34.0%
in 2015
All-time low
3.1%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 25.4 % of total safety net benefits2009: 3.1 % of total safety net benefits2010: 6.2 % of total safety net benefits2011: 17.3 % of total safety net benefits2013: 21.8 % of total safety net benefits2015: 34 % of total safety net benefits2016: 29.7 % of total safety net benefits2017: 27.9 % of total safety net benefits2018: 24.9 % of total safety net benefits2019: 25.6 % of total safety net benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.

Analysis

In 2019, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras stood at 25.6%.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 714.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras peaked at 34.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.

That places Honduras 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year % of total safety net benefits Change
2008 25.4%
2009 3.1% -87.6%
2010 6.2% +96.5%
2011 17.3% +179.2%
2013 21.8% +26.1%
2015 34.0% +56.0%
2016 29.7% -12.6%
2017 27.9% -6.1%
2018 24.9% -10.6%
2019 25.6% +2.9%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 25.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3% 3.1% 25.4% 2
2010s 23.4% 6.2% 34.0% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 22 Indonesia 26.5% compare
  2. 23 Paraguay 26.4% compare
  3. 24 Thailand 26.1% compare
  4. 26 Kazakhstan 24.8% compare
  5. 27 Panama 24.3% compare
  6. 28 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras?
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras was 25.6% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
How does Honduras rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
Honduras ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 714.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-incidence-of-social-safety-net-programs-to-poorest-quintile-percent-of-total/honduras/

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Unit
% of total safety net benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.