Food imports in Honduras
Honduras: Food imports was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Honduras, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 19.5% for food imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Honduras peaked at 21.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1979.
Honduras ranks 66th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Food imports in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 12.0% | — |
| 1964 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 19.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 19.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.4%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.5% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 21.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More private sector data for Honduras
- Merchandise trade 77.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.5% (2024)
- 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 imports in Honduras?
- Food imports in Honduras was 19.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1979.
- How does Honduras rank for food imports?
- Honduras ranks 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.