1. NS4540 Winter Term 2016 Honduras Indices
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Strong Dollar Weak Dollar

2. WEF I

3. WEF II

4. WEF III

5. Legatum Prosperity Index I
Failing to deliver prosperity, Honduras is beginning to descend into crisis
The country has fallen 19 ranks in Prosperity Index since 2007
Only managed to improve one sub-index, Education
One of the most dangerous places in the world, Honduras has fallen to just 128th in the Safety and Security sub-index
Fundamental lack of security is compounded by
Weak Governance (101st)
Poor economic quality (110th), and
Weakening Personal Freedom and
Social Capital both down 22 ranks each
Significant limits on Honduras’s ability to deliver prosperity for its citizens

6. Legatum Prosperity Index II

7. Prosperity Gap

8. Honduras: Governance Trends

9. Honduras: Energy Tradeoffs

10. Honduras: Ease of Doing Business

11. Honduras Economic Freedom I
Honduran supreme court’s April 2015 elimination of the single-term limit for presidency permits Present Juan Orlando Hernandez to seek a second term in 2017
Honduras still has the world’s highest per capita homicide rate
Victims are mostly young men
Corruption and criminal behavior in police foce is acute
Economy depends heavily on U.S. trade and remittances
Honduras remains one of Latin America’s poorest countries
More than 2/3 population living below poverty line
Country signed a three-year IMF standby arrangement in December 2014

12. Honduras: Economic Freedom II

13. Honduras: Economic Freedom III

14. Honduras: Economic Freedom IV

15. Honduras: Economic Freedom V

16. Honduras: Economic Freedom V