Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras
Honduras: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2959 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras, 2003–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras stood at 0.2959.
The figure is down 41.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras peaked at 0.9901 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0582, in 2012.
Honduras ranks 38th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4811 | — |
| 2004 | 0.3453 | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2753 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4878 | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3665 | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9901 | +170.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5615 | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2656 | -52.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1798 | -32.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0582 | -67.6% |
| 2013 | 0.303 | +420.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5017 | +65.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2959 | -41.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.2959 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4719, 63% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.2959 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561, 65% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +420.7% | 0.0582 | 0.303 |
| 2008 | +170.1% | 0.3665 | 0.9901 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5011 | 0.2753 | 0.9901 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2674 | 0.0582 | 0.5017 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More public sector data for Honduras
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6466 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 53.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 581.27 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Honduras was 0.2959 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9901 in 2008.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0582 in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Honduras ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2015.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.