Income share held by fourth 20% in Honduras
Honduras: Income share held by fourth 20% was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 22.9% for income share held by fourth 20% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Honduras peaked at 23.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1995.
That places Honduras 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 23.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 16 Albania 23.0% compare
- 16 Palestine 23.0% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9% compare
- 18 Guinea 22.9% compare
- 18 Mauritania 22.9% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 22.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 49.8% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 23.5% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.3% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 6.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 23.4% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 32.3% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.1% (2024)
- Population living in slums 31.5% (2018)
- Income share held by second 20% 9.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in Honduras?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Honduras was 22.9% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1995.
- How does Honduras rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Honduras ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.