Current account balance as a share of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Current account balance as a share of GDP was -4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance as a share of gdp in Honduras is -4.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a share of gdp in Honduras peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -15.3%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -7.1% | — |
| 2001 | -6.3% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -3.6% | -42.8% |
| 2003 | -6.7% | +87.7% |
| 2004 | -7.7% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | -3.1% | -59.5% |
| 2006 | -3.5% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | -9.0% | +158.0% |
| 2008 | -15.3% | +69.9% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | -75.1% |
| 2010 | -5.1% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | -8.0% | +56.5% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | -9.5% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | -7.0% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | -4.7% | -32.8% |
| 2016 | -3.1% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | -60.2% |
| 2018 | -6.6% | +425.6% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -59.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -207.1% |
| 2021 | -5.5% | -291.6% |
| 2022 | -6.9% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | -4.0% | -42.0% |
| 2024 | -4.5% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.6% | -15.3% | -3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.6% | -9.5% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.6% | -6.9% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More economy & growth data for Honduras
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.94 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5757 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,071 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 53,758 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5033 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a share of gdp in Honduras?
- Current account balance as a share of gdp in Honduras was -4.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.3% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a share of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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