El Salvador vs Honduras: Gross national expenditure
Gross national expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 48.13 billion current US$ against 45.54 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 2.58 billion current US$.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Honduras ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 997.20 million current US$ | 733.15 million current US$ | 264.05 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.10 billion current US$ | 1.55 billion current US$ | 550.86 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.00 billion current US$ | 4.22 billion current US$ | 222.35 million current US$ | Honduras |
| 1990s | 9.22 billion current US$ | 4.95 billion current US$ | 4.27 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.61 billion current US$ | 12.18 billion current US$ | 5.44 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.24 billion current US$ | 24.23 billion current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.90 billion current US$ | 39.82 billion current US$ | 926.77 million current US$ | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 48.13 billion current US$ against 45.54 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 2.58 billion current US$, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Honduras ranks 96th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.