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
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Honduras, 2008–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 3.1% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 6.2% | 34.0% | 8 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
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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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About this data
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.