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

Honduras: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2008–2019

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

11.522.52008201320192008: 1.3 poorest2009: 1.1 poorest2010: 1.9 poorest2011: 2.2 poorest2013: 2.5 poorest2015: 1.1 poorest2016: 0.967 poorest2017: 0.761 poorest2018: 1.3 poorest2019: 0.902 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Honduras is 0.9%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Honduras peaked at 2.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.

That places Honduras 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 1.3%
2009 1.1% -18.4%
2010 1.9% +77.9%
2011 2.2% +13.4%
2013 2.5% +16.6%
2015 1.1% -58.4%
2016 1.0% -7.9%
2017 0.8% -21.4%
2018 1.3% +66.1%
2019 0.9% -28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% 2
2010s 1.4% 0.8% 2.5% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
  2. 32 Paraguay 2.4% compare
  3. 33 El Salvador 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Honduras?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Honduras was 0.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
How does Honduras rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Honduras ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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