Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras
Honduras: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras, 2001–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras is 85.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2002.
That places Honduras 18th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.5% | — |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +2.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 85.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.3%, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 85.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 33.7% | 51.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 49.6% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 75.6% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More financial sector data for Honduras
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Honduras was 85.5% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2002.
- How does Honduras rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Honduras ranks 18th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.