Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Honduras
Honduras: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 17.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies and other transfers in Honduras, 2003–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2020, subsidies and other transfers in Honduras stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of up 159.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Honduras peaked at 18.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
That places Honduras 133rd out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18.2% | — |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -66.5% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +173.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -73.4% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +745.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 17.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.6%, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 17.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.3%, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +745.3% | 2.0% | 17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 7.8% | 18.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.0% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Honduras?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Honduras was 17.0% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Honduras ranks 133rd out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.