Honduras - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Honduras was 5.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 21.20 in 1990, while its lowest value was 4.90 in 2009.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 19.50
1990 21.20
1991 13.80
1992 11.10
1993 9.10
1994 10.90
1995 11.40
1996 13.70
1997 8.00
1998 13.30
1999 13.20
2001 9.10
2002 10.30
2003 12.90
2004 12.30
2005 13.30
2006 10.80
2007 6.70
2008 6.80
2009 4.90
2010 5.50
2011 6.30
2012 7.60
2013 6.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 6.20
2017 5.70
2018 5.80
2019 5.00

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Honduras was 11.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.30 in 1990 and a minimum value of 11.50 in 2009.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 33.40
1990 35.30
1991 27.00
1992 23.50
1993 20.20
1994 21.70
1995 22.70
1996 25.30
1997 17.60
1998 22.20
1999 22.30
2001 17.30
2002 19.40
2003 22.90
2004 22.20
2005 22.00
2006 18.70
2007 14.30
2008 13.80
2009 11.50
2010 12.50
2011 13.20
2012 15.80
2013 13.40
2014 12.70
2015 12.40
2016 13.20
2017 12.60
2018 12.70
2019 11.90

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Honduras was 23.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.80 in 1990 and a minimum value of 22.60 in 2009.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1989 49.80
1990 51.80
1991 45.00
1992 41.50
1993 36.40
1994 37.60
1995 38.60
1996 41.20
1997 32.70
1998 35.70
1999 36.40
2001 29.40
2002 32.90
2003 36.80
2004 35.90
2005 34.80
2006 30.60
2007 26.70
2008 25.30
2009 22.60
2010 24.40
2011 24.80
2012 28.70
2013 26.00
2014 25.10
2015 25.00
2016 24.60
2017 24.20
2018 24.20
2019 23.60

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates