Historical gov spending gdp in Honduras
Honduras: Historical gov spending gdp was 25.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.66
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
97th
of 151 countries
All-time high
28.8
in 2021
All-time low
5.61
in 1942
Years of data
98
1927–2024
Historical gov spending gdp in Honduras, 1927–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 25.66 for historical gov spending 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, historical gov spending gdp in Honduras peaked at 28.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.61, 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.
Historical gov spending gdp in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 6.95 | — |
| 1928 | 6.85 | -1.4% |
| 1929 | 8.11 | +18.4% |
| 1930 | 7.64 | -5.8% |
| 1931 | 7.35 | -3.7% |
| 1932 | 7.94 | +7.9% |
| 1933 | 7.69 | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 6.91 | -10.1% |
| 1935 | 7.7 | +11.4% |
| 1936 | 7.45 | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 8.1 | +8.8% |
| 1938 | 7.59 | -6.3% |
| 1939 | 7.11 | -6.4% |
| 1940 | 6.42 | -9.7% |
| 1941 | 5.98 | -6.8% |
| 1942 | 5.61 | -6.2% |
| 1943 | 6.7 | +19.4% |
| 1944 | 6.97 | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 6.57 | -5.7% |
| 1946 | 6.98 | +6.3% |
| 1947 | 8.01 | +14.7% |
| 1948 | 6.77 | -15.5% |
| 1949 | 9.13 | +34.9% |
| 1950 | 8.63 | -5.5% |
| 1951 | 9.58 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 11.82 | +23.4% |
| 1953 | 11.46 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 12.56 | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 9.71 | -22.7% |
| 1956 | 12.05 | +24.1% |
| 1957 | 12.79 | +6.1% |
| 1958 | 12.34 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 11.9 | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 12.16 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 11.19 | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 10.46 | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 10.1 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 11.44 | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 10.55 | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 11.44 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 11.45 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 11.6 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 13.63 | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 15.17 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 15.18 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12.56 | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 11.12 | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 11.7 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 11.87 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.5 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 14.59 | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 13.08 | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 14.45 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 16.15 | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 15.32 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 18.69 | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 20.82 | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 22.39 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 22.55 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 19.8 | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 17.18 | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 15.99 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 10.15 | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 16.61 | +63.6% |
| 1991 | 14.01 | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 13.85 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.12 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.52 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 17.39 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.16 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 17.4 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 19.42 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 23.32 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 22.1 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 25.07 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 26.81 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 26.44 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.54 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 23.61 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 24.39 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.45 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.41 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 28.35 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 26.46 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 25.91 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 26.36 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.98 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 26.39 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.02 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.38 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.86 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.16 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.94 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.43 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 28.8 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 24.04 | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 27.22 | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 25.66 | -5.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 25.66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.26, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 25.66 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 Historical gov spending 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% | 10.15 | 16.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7.3 | 6.85 | 8.11 | 3 |
| 1930s | 7.55 | 6.91 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.91 | 5.61 | 9.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.28 | 8.63 | 12.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.4 | 10.1 | 13.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.12 | 11.12 | 15.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.9 | 10.15 | 22.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.08 | 13.85 | 23.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.32 | 22.1 | 28.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.55 | 25.91 | 27.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 | 24.04 | 28.8 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Honduras
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6152 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical gov spending gdp in Honduras?
- Historical gov spending gdp in Honduras was 25.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest historical gov spending gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 1942.
- How does Honduras rank for historical gov spending gdp?
- Honduras ranks 97th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is historical gov spending 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Historical gov spending gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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