Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras
Honduras: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras is 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras peaked at 1.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990 and was at its lowest, 600.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2009.
Honduras ranks 33rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 965.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 708.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 975.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 600.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 2010s | 778.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 678.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 938.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 778.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 810.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 30 Syria 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Senegal 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 Japan 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 34 Guatemala 683.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 35 Mexico 635.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 36 Peru 557.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.437 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1268 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3557 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Honduras was 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Honduras ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.