Honduras Poverty Rate 1989-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Honduras poverty rate for 2019 was 49.50%, a 1.8% decline from 2018.
  • Honduras poverty rate for 2018 was 51.30%, a 0.1% increase from 2017.
  • Honduras poverty rate for 2017 was 51.20%, a 0.7% increase from 2016.
  • Honduras poverty rate for 2016 was 50.50%, a 2.7% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
India 80.70%
Vanuatu 76.10%
Kiribati 68.90%
Egypt 68.80%
Mauritania 68.00%
Kyrgyz Republic 63.70%
Indonesia 63.70%
Georgia 54.20%
Honduras 49.50%
Sri Lanka 49.30%
El Salvador 28.80%
Bolivia 15.50%
Moldova 14.70%
Ukraine 7.10%
Honduras Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 49.50% -1.80%
2018 51.30% 0.10%
2017 51.20% 0.70%
2016 50.50% -2.70%
2015 53.20% 0.10%
2014 53.10% -1.30%
2013 54.40% -2.50%
2012 56.90% 5.50%
2011 51.40% 0.10%
2010 51.30% 2.90%
2009 48.40% -2.90%
2008 51.30% -2.90%
2007 54.20% -2.20%
2006 56.40% -5.60%
2005 62.00% -2.50%
2004 64.50% -0.50%
2003 65.00% 3.50%
2002 61.50% 5.00%
2001 56.50% -9.70%
1999 66.20% 1.50%
1998 64.70% -0.90%
1997 65.60% -7.30%
1996 72.90% 1.90%
1995 71.00% 1.00%
1994 70.00% -0.10%
1993 70.10% -6.30%
1992 76.40% -3.00%
1991 79.40% -3.20%
1990 82.60% 2.00%
1989 80.60% 2.00%