Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Honduras
Honduras: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 72.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Honduras is 72.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Honduras peaked at 76.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 7.9% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 8.8% | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 12.3% | +18.7% |
| 1967 | 14.2% | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 14.9% | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 19.2% | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 20.1% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 22.5% | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 26.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 24.5% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 26.8% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 72.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 7.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 19.2% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 22.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 20.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 34.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 47.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 65.6% | 76.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Honduras
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 18.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 20.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1833 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 659.63 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 20.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 670.52 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 677.01 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Honduras?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Honduras was 72.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Honduras ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. 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.