Honduras

Country in Americas

In brief

Women in work or seeking work: 39.6% (2025). World rank 151 of 186; in Americas, 30 of 33. Remittances received, share of GDP: 30.1% (2025). World rank 5 of 178; in Americas, 1 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 45.7 (2024). World rank 109 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 16 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $21B → $39.6B, GDP per person $2,271 → $3,598, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,846 → $7,871. Worse than all its neighbours (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua): GDP per person at purchasing power parity and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $39.6B 2025
GDP per person: $3,598 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $7,871 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,270 2025
Inflation: +4.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 46 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 13.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 25.4% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 57.6% 2025
Unemployment: 4.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 8.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 39.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 35% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 56.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +2.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.7% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 30.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.1% 2020
Currency: Honduran Lempira (HNL)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 45.7 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 15.7% 2024