Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Honduras
Honduras: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) was 25.14 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Honduras, 1990–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Honduras stood at 25.14.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Honduras peaked at 28.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.21, in 1995.
That places Honduras 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.38 | — |
| 1991 | 20.78 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 21.64 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 24.53 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 19.03 | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 17.21 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 18.67 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 19.39 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 19.42 | +0.1% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 24.93 | -2.9% |
| 2026 | 25.46 | +2.1% |
| 2027 | 25.25 | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 25.18 | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 25.15 | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 25.1 | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 25.14 | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 25.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.27, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.34 | 17.21 | 24.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.32 | 22.1 | 28.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.55 | 25.91 | 27.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.01 | 24.04 | 28.8 | 10 |
| 2030s | 25.12 | 25.1 | 25.14 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 11 Turkey 32.6 compare
- 12 Brunei 29.1 compare
- 13 India 28.44 compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 25.02 compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 24.39 compare
- 17 South Korea 24.32 compare
More public sector data for Honduras
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6466 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Honduras?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Honduras was 25.14 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.21 in 1995.
- How does Honduras rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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