Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras
Honduras: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 17.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.5%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
117th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2021
All-time low
6.6%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras peaked at 18.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1950.
That places Honduras 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.6% | — |
| 1951 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 1952 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| 1955 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 11.1% | +26.7% |
| 1957 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 1958 | 11.1% | +10.0% |
| 1959 | 10.6% | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 11.4% | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 16.2% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 14.9% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.0% | 18.5% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Honduras was 17.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Honduras ranks 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.