External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Honduras
Honduras: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Honduras, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Honduras is 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Honduras peaked at 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.56 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 64th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.56 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 68.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 75.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 85.04 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 113.39 DOD, current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 141.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 134.36 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 246.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +83.3% |
| 1978 | 292.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 353.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 421.97 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 470.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 492.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 548.66 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 573.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 660.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 696.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 747.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 727.81 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 721.28 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 766.34 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 679.86 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 753.17 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 817.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 858.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 855.5 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 814.12 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 814.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 818.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 872.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 853.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 763.48 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 791.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 794.6 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 850.19 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 691.36 DOD, current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 520.8 DOD, current US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 384.27 DOD, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 438.96 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 468.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 479.09 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 517.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 583.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 773 DOD, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 813.74 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 826.47 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 809.75 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 912.55 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 939.77 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 981.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1,094 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 1,216 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1,208 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,216 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,062 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,131 DOD, current US$ per person, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +83.3% | 134.36 DOD, current US$ per person | 246.33 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 57.56 DOD, current US$ per person | 353.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 605.98 DOD, current US$ per person | 421.97 DOD, current US$ per person | 747.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 805 DOD, current US$ per person | 679.86 DOD, current US$ per person | 872.41 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 655.74 DOD, current US$ per person | 384.27 DOD, current US$ per person | 853.9 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 763.65 DOD, current US$ per person | 479.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 981.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,211 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,094 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 61 Guatemala 1,470 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 62 Sao Tome and Principe 1,386 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 63 Egypt 1,338 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 65 Zambia 1,319 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 66 Vietnam 1,316 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 1,270 DOD, current US$ per person compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 65.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 10.1 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 57.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 7.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Honduras?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Honduras was 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1,321 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.56 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Honduras ranks 64th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.