Starting a business - Score in Honduras
Honduras: Starting a business - Score was 71.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Honduras, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Honduras is 71.36, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Honduras peaked at 73.86 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 56.9, in 2005.
Honduras ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57.69 | — |
| 2004 | 58.43 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 60.83 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 70.31 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 71.56 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.86 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 65.02 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 65.09 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.29 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.49 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.07 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 69.93 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.91 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.98 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.36 | +2.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 71.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 71.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.23 | 56.9 | 73.86 | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.75 | 65.02 | 71.36 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Honduras?
- Starting a business - score in Honduras was 71.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 73.86 in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9 in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for starting a business - score?
- Honduras ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.