Gini index in Honduras
Honduras: Gini index was 45.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index 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
In 2024, gini index in Honduras stood at 45.7. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Honduras peaked at 59.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.7, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 10th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Gini index in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.4 | — |
| 1990 | 55.9 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 51.8 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 51.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.4 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 55 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 55.5 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 55.7 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.7 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 57.3 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 55.2 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 55.4 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.7 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 58.1 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 58.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.5 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.5 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 55.8 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 55.5 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.3 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 53.1 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 52.6 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 50 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 49.9 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.8 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.9 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.2 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.8 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 45.7 | -2.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 45.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.3, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 45.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.6, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.4 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.43 | 51.8 | 57.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.32 | 51.3 | 59.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.45 | 48.2 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 45.7 | 46.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,887 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.2906 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Honduras?
- Gini index in Honduras was 45.7 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 gini index recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for gini index?
- Honduras ranks 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.