External balance on goods and services in Honduras
Honduras: External balance on goods and services was -21.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Honduras stood at -21.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Honduras peaked at 5.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -33.1%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +551.7% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -77.2% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +120.7% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +200.3% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -40.5% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -24.3% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | -102.7% |
| 1970 | -4.6% | +7714.7% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -166.2% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +76.8% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -48.7% |
| 1974 | -10.6% | -481.6% |
| 1975 | -8.3% | -22.1% |
| 1976 | -2.0% | -76.4% |
| 1977 | -1.2% | -40.8% |
| 1978 | -1.2% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6% | -54.3% |
| 1980 | -4.3% | +665.7% |
| 1981 | -4.0% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -126.0% |
| 1983 | -1.0% | -194.1% |
| 1984 | -4.9% | +399.2% |
| 1985 | -3.1% | -36.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -120.6% |
| 1987 | -1.1% | -269.3% |
| 1988 | -0.5% | -56.2% |
| 1989 | -0.8% | +71.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -161.9% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -125.8% |
| 1992 | -1.6% | +1151.5% |
| 1993 | -7.3% | +351.5% |
| 1994 | -8.1% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | -0.8% | -90.4% |
| 1996 | -1.3% | +70.2% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | +51.0% |
| 1998 | -4.3% | +115.4% |
| 1999 | -13.9% | +219.0% |
| 2000 | -12.4% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | -13.2% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | -12.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | -14.1% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | -18.6% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | -18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | -21.0% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | -28.1% | +33.4% |
| 2008 | -33.1% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | -17.8% | -46.1% |
| 2010 | -17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -19.7% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | -19.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | -20.4% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | -17.8% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | -16.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | -14.4% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | -15.6% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | -20.6% | +32.1% |
| 2019 | -19.0% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | -16.3% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | -24.6% | +51.6% |
| 2022 | -27.8% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | -24.1% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | -23.8% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | -21.5% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | -0.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.7% | -10.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.8% | -4.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.9% | -13.9% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -18.9% | -33.1% | -12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.2% | -20.6% | -14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.0% | -27.8% | -16.3% | 6 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 586.56 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 53.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 192.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 126.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Honduras?
- External balance on goods and services in Honduras was -21.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.1% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Honduras ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.