Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Honduras

Government expense in Honduras in 2020 — 24.39%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 136. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 14.13 pp.

2020 24.39% +2.42 pp vs 2015
World rank 90of 136
Period maximum 24.39%2020
Period minimum 8.87%1974

Trend over time

1972–2020 · % of GDP

Government expense — Honduras, 1972–2020510152025197219771982198719921997200220072012201720201972: 10.26%1973: 9%1974: 8.87%1975: 10.06%1976: 10.65%2003: 20.9%2004: 19.54%2005: 19.88%2006: 19.91%2007: 22.42%2008: 22.05%2009: 23.61%2010: 22.75%2011: 22.5%2012: 23.5%2013: 23.89%2014: 24.24%2015: 21.98%2020: 24.39%
Change over the period: +14.13 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Honduras

Honduras 24.39%
World 33.42%
Central America computed 21.89%
Government expense — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 24.39
2015 21.98 −2.27 pp
2014 24.24 +0.35 pp
2013 23.89 +0.39 pp
2012 23.5 +1 pp
2011 22.5 −0.24 pp
2010 22.75 −0.86 pp
2009 23.61 +1.56 pp
2008 22.05 −0.38 pp
2007 22.42 +2.52 pp
2006 19.91 +0.03 pp
2005 19.88 +0.34 pp
2004 19.54 −1.36 pp
2003 20.9
1976 10.65 +0.59 pp
1975 10.06 +1.19 pp
1974 8.87 −0.14 pp
1973 9 −1.26 pp
1972 10.26

Central America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.