TOOL · GROSS COST

How much would a basic income cost in Honduras?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 7,345,357child population 3,299,494year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

86,353 million

in HNLHNL 86,352,998,400

Equal to 10.2% of reference GDP

Population covered: 10,644,851 people

Adults: 7,345,357 × HNL 800 × 12 = HNL 70,515,427,200

Children: 3,299,494 × HNL 400 × 12 = HNL 15,837,571,200

HNL 70,515,427,200 + HNL 15,837,571,200 = HNL 86,352,998,400

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $34,355,805,528 · World Bank WDI

Currency HNL · exchange rate 24.6016 HNL/USD (2023)

Converted cost $3,510,049,511 for the GDP share.