Merchandise trade in Honduras
Honduras: Merchandise trade was 77.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Honduras is 77.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Honduras peaked at 120.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 55th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.4% | — |
| 1961 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 30.2% | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 32.2% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 33.3% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 38.2% | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 42.2% | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 45.0% | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 41.7% | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 40.0% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 54.0% | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 52.3% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 57.2% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 54.4% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 37.6% | -23.0% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 40.1% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 52.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 78.1% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 102.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 103.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 103.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 116.8% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 118.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 115.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 118.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 120.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 107.9% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 106.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.3% | 28.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 38.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 32.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 50.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.1% | 83.6% | 120.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 84.1% | 107.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 76.8% | 97.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More private sector data for Honduras
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,693 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Honduras?
- Merchandise trade in Honduras was 77.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 120.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for merchandise trade?
- Honduras ranks 55th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.