Expense in Honduras
Honduras: Expense was 24.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expense in Honduras, 1972–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Honduras is 24.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Honduras peaked at 24.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.5% | 23.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 87 Eswatini 24.6% compare
- 88 Chile 24.6% compare
- 89 United States 24.4% compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 24.2% compare
- 92 Bhutan 24.1% compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 23.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Honduras
- DEC alternative conversion factor 25.95 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 328.40 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 97.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -78.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 86,209 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,270 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 948.80 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Honduras?
- Expense in Honduras was 24.4% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for expense?
- Honduras ranks 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expense rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.