Government spending as share of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Government spending as share of GDP was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.7%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
97th
of 151 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2021
All-time low
5.6%
in 1942
Years of data
98
1927–2024
Government spending as share of GDP in Honduras, 1927–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 25.7% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Honduras peaked at 28.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1942.
That places Honduras 97th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 98 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 7.0% | — |
| 1928 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1929 | 8.1% | +18.4% |
| 1930 | 7.6% | -5.8% |
| 1931 | 7.4% | -3.7% |
| 1932 | 7.9% | +7.9% |
| 1933 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 6.9% | -10.1% |
| 1935 | 7.7% | +11.4% |
| 1936 | 7.5% | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 8.1% | +8.8% |
| 1938 | 7.6% | -6.3% |
| 1939 | 7.1% | -6.4% |
| 1940 | 6.4% | -9.7% |
| 1941 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| 1942 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 1943 | 6.7% | +19.4% |
| 1944 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 1946 | 7.0% | +6.3% |
| 1947 | 8.0% | +14.7% |
| 1948 | 6.8% | -15.5% |
| 1949 | 9.1% | +34.9% |
| 1950 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 1951 | 9.6% | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 11.8% | +23.4% |
| 1953 | 11.5% | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 12.6% | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 9.7% | -22.7% |
| 1956 | 12.1% | +24.1% |
| 1957 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 1958 | 12.3% | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 11.9% | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 11.2% | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 13.6% | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.5% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +63.6% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 25.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 25.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.1%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending as share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +63.6% | 10.2% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 1930s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.3% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 10.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 13.8% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.9% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 24.0% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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- 99 Gabon 24.8% compare
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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)
- 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 government spending as share of gdp in Honduras?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Honduras was 25.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1942.
- How does Honduras rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 97th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.