Honduras recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 1.78 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Honduras averaged -3.52 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of -0.33 percent of GDP in 1998 and a record low of -7.87 percent of GDP in 2013. source: SECMCA - Consejo Monetario Centroamericano

Government Budget in Honduras is expected to reach -2.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Honduras Government Budget is projected to trend around -1.80 percent of GDP in 2026 and -1.90 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 37.00 Aug 2025
Government Budget -1.78 -3.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 39.80 44.95 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 9494.00 9014.00 HNL Million Mar 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 581.30 523.00 USD Million Dec 2024



Honduras Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.78 -3.60 -0.33 -7.87 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly