Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Honduras
Honduras: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 39.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Honduras, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 39.1% for manufactures exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Honduras peaked at 39.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1963.
Honduras ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.5% | — |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +56.5% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | +28.4% |
| 1967 | 7.4% | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -65.8% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +77.7% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +93.0% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | -24.9% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -42.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +193.1% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +157.8% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -39.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +52.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -36.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +49.5% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | +7.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 39.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 39.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +193.1% | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| 1996 | +157.8% | 9.1% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 2.5% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 2.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 3.7% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 9.1% | 27.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 16.4% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 19.8% | 38.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 30.5% | 39.1% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 4.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.80 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Honduras?
- Manufactures exports in Honduras was 39.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1963.
- How does Honduras rank for manufactures exports?
- Honduras ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.