Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras

Honduras: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 6.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.7%
Change on year
down 52.1%
World rank
35th
of 37 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2009
All-time low
3.8%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras, 2008–2019

5101520252008201320192008: 13.1 poorest2009: 26.2 poorest2010: 3.8 poorest2011: 9.7 poorest2013: 13.2 poorest2015: 23.1 poorest2016: 11.8 poorest2017: 16.1 poorest2018: 13.9 poorest2019: 6.7 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras stood at 6.7%.

The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras peaked at 26.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2010.

Honduras ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Honduras, 2008 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2008 13.1%
2009 26.2% +99.5%
2010 3.8% -85.5%
2011 9.7% +154.4%
2013 13.2% +36.7%
2015 23.1% +75.1%
2016 11.8% -49.1%
2017 16.1% +37.0%
2018 13.9% -13.6%
2019 6.7% -52.1%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 6.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 27% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 6.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.4%, 21% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.6% 13.1% 26.2% 2
2010s 12.3% 3.8% 23.1% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 32 El Salvador 16.2% compare
  2. 33 South Africa 12.0% compare
  3. 34 Colombia 9.2% compare
  4. 36 Malawi 6.6% compare
  5. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 5.2% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Honduras was 6.7% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
How does Honduras rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Honduras ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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