Economy - overview:
Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing.Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms.The economy registered modest economic growth of 2.6%-4.0% from 2010 to 2015, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. In 2015, Honduras faced rising public debt but its economy has performed better than expected due to low oil prices and improved investor confidence. The IMF continues to monitor the three-year stand-by arrangement signed in December 2014, aimed at easing Honduras’s poor fiscal position.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$41 billion (2015 est.) $39.61 billion (2014 est.) $38.42 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 112
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$19.94 billion (2015 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
3.5% (2015 est.) 3.1% (2014 est.) 2.8% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$5,000 (2015 est.) $4,800 (2014 est.) $4,600 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 168
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Gross national saving:
15.5% of GDP (2015 est.) 14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
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GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 81.6%
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government consumption: 15.7%
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investment in fixed capital: 23.5%
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investment in inventories: -0.2%
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exports of goods and services: 44.4%
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imports of goods and services: -65% (2015 est.)
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 13.9%
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industry: 26.4%
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services: 59.7% (2015 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
bananas, coffee, citrus, corn, African palm; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia, lobster, sugar, oriental vegetables

Industries:
sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars

Industrial production growth rate:
3.3% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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Labor force:
3.647 million (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 39.2%
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industry: 20.9%
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services: 39.8% (2005 est.)
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Unemployment rate:
4.1% (2015 est.) 4.3% (2014 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
country comparison to the world: 38
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Population below poverty line:
60% (2010 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 0.4%
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highest 10%: 42.4% (2009 est.)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index:
57.7 (2007) 53.8 (2003)
country comparison to the world: 9
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Budget:
revenues: $3.434 billion
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expenditures: $4.188 billion (2015 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
17.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 179
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
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Public debt:
47.4% of GDP (2015 est.) 43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
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Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.2% (2015 est.) 6.1% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
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Central bank discount rate:
6.25% (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 60
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Commercial bank prime lending rate:
17.3% (31 December 2015 est.) 20.61% (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
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Stock of narrow money:
$2.167 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $2.105 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
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Stock of broad money:
$8.087 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $7.538 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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Stock of domestic credit:
$12.24 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $11.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Current account balance:
-$1.299 billion (2015 est.) -$1.444 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Exports:
$7.759 billion (2015 est.) $8.072 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
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Exports - commodities:
coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber

Exports - partners:
US 35.2%, Germany 8.4%, El Salvador 8%, Guatemala 6.3%, Nicaragua 5.9%, Mexico 4.4% (2014)

Imports:
$10.9 billion (2015 est.) $11.07 billion (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Imports country ranks ]

Imports - commodities:
communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs

Imports - partners:
US 43.3%, Guatemala 9.4%, China 7.6%, Mexico 5.6%, El Salvador 5.1% (2014)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$3.543 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $3.458 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
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Debt - external:
$7.041 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $6.831 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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Exchange rates:
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 22.28 (2015 est.) 21.14 (2014 est.) 21.14 (2013 est.) 19.64 (2012 est.) 18.9 (2011 est.)