Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Honduras: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.6% (2025), 46th of 180 in the world and 8th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 8.0% (2025), 32nd of 209 in the world and 7th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 18.6% (2025), 17th of 136 in the world and 4th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Honduras in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.6%2025 | 46/180 | 8/31 | 11.0% | 4.7% | 3.5% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 8.0%2025 | 32/209 | 7/40 | 6.0% | 4.7% | 3.4% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 18.6%2025 | 17/136 | 4/31 | 26.8% | 18.9% | 17.0% | −2.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 9.8%2025 | 25/136 | 4/31 | 19.6% | 13.6% | 13.2% | −3.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 25.952025 | 89/210 | 13/39 | 14.84 | 18.90 | 24.58 | +18%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 15.1%2020 | 84/142 | 11/20 | · | 14.4% | 15.1% | +0.6 ppsince 2010 | 14.7% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 22.2%2020 | 86/142 | 10/20 | · | 20.6% | 22.2% | +1.7 ppsince 2010 | 22.8% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 24.4%2020 | 83/142 | 11/20 | · | 22.7% | 24.4% | +1.6 ppsince 2010 | 27.6% | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 41.8%2024 | 65/119 | 14/22 | 80.7% | 26.5% | 51.0% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 78.5%2024 | 31/169 | 2/31 | 36.7%2001 | 47.5% | 71.2% | +23.4 ppsince 2014 | 52.9% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 74.2%2025 | 49/146 | 10/31 | 40.3% | 51.3% | 80.1% | +21.1 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.32025 | 63/165 | 12/32 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 8.3 | +39%since 2015 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.46%2025 | 90/156 | 5/22 | 0.73% | 1.07% | 1.47% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+39%5.3 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.4 pp4.6% in 2025
- External debt+1.2 pp41.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Honduras and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Honduras. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Honduras | Guatemala | Nicaragua | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.6%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 0.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 8.0%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 7.6%2025 | 1.3%2025 |
| Lending rate | 18.6%2025 | 12.9%2025 | 9.2%2025 | — |
| Real interest rate | 9.8%2025 | 9.2%2025 | 1.4%2025 | — |
| Exchange rate | 25.952025 | 7.682025 | 36.622025 | 1.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 15.1%2020 | 11.6%2024 | 20.1%2024 | 21.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 22.2%2020 | 12.8%2024 | 21.5%2024 | 27.3%2024 |
| Government expense | 24.4%2020 | 13.5%2023 | 16.3%2023 | 27.9%2023 |
| External debt | 41.8%2024 | 24.2%2024 | 82.8%2024 | 75.4%2024 |