Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras
Honduras: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 33.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 33.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras peaked at 38.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1960.
That places Honduras 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.0% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | +17.4% |
| 1962 | 14.8% | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 17.1% | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 20.8% | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 24.3% | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 25.9% | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 29.3% | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 26.7% | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 27.8% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 11.8% | -57.6% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | +35.6% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +72.2% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +3.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 33.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 33.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 10.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 11.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 15.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 15.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.9% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 35.5% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Honduras was 33.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Honduras ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.