Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras

Honduras: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 2.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.1%
Change on year
down 36.5%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2009
All-time low
1.7%
in 2011
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 5.52009: 34.12010: 1.82011: 1.72013: 2.82015: 5.72016: 3.62017: 5.12018: 3.32019: 2.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras stood at 2.1%.

That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras peaked at 34.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.

Honduras ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 5.5%
2009 34.1% +523.9%
2010 1.8% -94.8%
2011 1.7% -4.7%
2013 2.8% +64.2%
2015 5.7% +105.4%
2016 3.6% -36.4%
2017 5.1% +40.3%
2018 3.3% -35.0%
2019 2.1% -36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 5.5% 34.1% 2
2010s 3.2% 1.7% 5.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Honduras was 2.1% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
How does Honduras rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Honduras ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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