Current account balance in Honduras
Honduras: Current account balance was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Honduras, 1974–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.4% for current account balance in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 154.1% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Honduras peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -15.3%, in 2008.
That places Honduras 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -8.4% | — |
| 1975 | -8.4% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | -6.6% | -21.8% |
| 1977 | -6.8% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | -6.6% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | -6.9% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | -9.9% | +43.9% |
| 1981 | -8.6% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | -6.3% | -27.0% |
| 1983 | -5.7% | -9.5% |
| 1984 | -7.9% | +37.6% |
| 1985 | -5.1% | -35.2% |
| 1986 | -2.5% | -51.1% |
| 1987 | -3.3% | +31.1% |
| 1988 | -2.3% | -30.6% |
| 1989 | -3.9% | +71.9% |
| 1990 | -1.4% | -64.6% |
| 1991 | -4.7% | +238.6% |
| 1992 | -6.3% | +34.3% |
| 1993 | -7.4% | +17.7% |
| 1994 | -8.4% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | -4.3% | -48.6% |
| 1996 | -7.0% | +62.5% |
| 1997 | -4.9% | -30.1% |
| 1998 | -2.4% | -51.0% |
| 1999 | -3.8% | +57.2% |
| 2000 | -7.1% | +87.7% |
| 2001 | -6.3% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -3.6% | -42.7% |
| 2003 | -6.7% | +87.5% |
| 2004 | -7.7% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | -3.1% | -59.5% |
| 2006 | -3.5% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | -9.0% | +157.6% |
| 2008 | -15.3% | +69.9% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | -75.1% |
| 2010 | -5.1% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | -8.0% | +56.7% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | -9.5% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | -6.9% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | -4.7% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | -3.1% | -32.7% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | -60.4% |
| 2018 | -6.6% | +427.5% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -59.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -207.4% |
| 2021 | -5.5% | -291.6% |
| 2022 | -6.9% | +25.6% |
| 2023 | -4.2% | -38.5% |
| 2024 | -4.4% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -154.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -7.3% | -8.4% | -6.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | -5.5% | -9.9% | -2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.0% | -8.4% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.6% | -15.3% | -3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.6% | -9.5% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.6% | -6.9% | 2.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1844 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 663.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5652 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,034 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Honduras?
- Current account balance in Honduras was 2.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.3% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for current account balance?
- Honduras ranks 60th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.