Domestic credit to private sector in Honduras
Honduras: Domestic credit to private sector was 69.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Honduras, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Honduras is 69.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Honduras peaked at 69.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2002.
That places Honduras 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.7% | — |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +9.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 69.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 69.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.3%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 36.0% | 52.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 47.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
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 to private sector in Honduras?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Honduras was 69.8% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2002.
- How does Honduras rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Honduras ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.