Food exports in Honduras
Honduras: Food exports was 53.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Honduras, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 53.5% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Honduras peaked at 89.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2007.
That places Honduras 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Food exports in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 75.5% | — |
| 1964 | 73.7% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 76.2% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 75.9% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 73.4% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 71.5% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.0% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 74.1% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 66.5% | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 69.7% | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 72.5% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -5.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 53.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 53.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 71.5% | 77.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 54.3% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 75.1% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 62.4% | 86.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 52.1% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 52.8% | 71.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 53.5% | 62.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More private sector data for Honduras
- Merchandise trade 77.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,091 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,693 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Honduras?
- Food exports in Honduras was 53.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for food exports?
- Honduras ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.