Military spending as a share of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.6%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
70th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 1984
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
121
1899–2019
Military spending as a share of GDP in Honduras, 1899–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 1.6% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Honduras peaked at 1.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Honduras 70th out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 121 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1.0% | — |
| 1900 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1901 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 1904 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 1905 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 1.1% | +19.2% |
| 1907 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 1908 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 1909 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 1911 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 1912 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 1914 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 1915 | 1.4% | +14.4% |
| 1916 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 1917 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 1918 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
| 1919 | 0.9% | -18.4% |
| 1920 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 1921 | 0.9% | +13.7% |
| 1922 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 1925 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 1926 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 1927 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 1928 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 1929 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1931 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1934 | 0.8% | +39.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 1936 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 1937 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1939 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1944 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1946 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 1948 | 1.1% | +13.1% |
| 1949 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.1% | +20.5% |
| 1957 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1958 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 1960 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +17.4% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +47.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -31.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,857 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 913.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 6.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 23,710 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Honduras?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Honduras was 1.6% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 70th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).