Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras

Honduras: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile was 50.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
50.4%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
26th
of 39 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2013
All-time low
50.4%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras, 2008–2019

02040602008201320192008: 67.6 % of population2009: 61.7 % of population2010: 68.6 % of population2011: 62.8 % of population2013: 69.4 % of population2015: 67.3 % of population2016: 52.8 % of population2017: 59.1 % of population2018: 53.7 % of population2019: 50.4 % of population

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

Analysis

Honduras recorded 50.4% for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras peaked at 69.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2019.

Honduras ranks 26th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population) in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year % of population Change
2008 67.6%
2009 61.7% -8.6%
2010 68.6% +11.1%
2011 62.8% -8.4%
2013 69.4% +10.5%
2015 67.3% -3.1%
2016 52.8% -21.5%
2017 59.1% +11.8%
2018 53.7% -9.1%
2019 50.4% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.6% 61.7% 67.6% 2
2010s 60.5% 50.4% 69.4% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 23 Ecuador 56.5% compare
  2. 24 Colombia 54.0% compare
  3. 25 Mexico 51.6% compare
  4. 27 Republic of Moldova 50.0% compare
  5. 28 Sri Lanka 48.8% compare
  6. 29 Malawi 42.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras?
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Honduras was 50.4% in 2019, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
How does Honduras rank for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
Honduras ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
Is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population)
Unit
% of population
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
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in 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.