Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras
Honduras: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 66.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras is 66.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras peaked at 69.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1960.
That places Honduras 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 13.3% | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 15.5% | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 17.9% | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 18.7% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 22.4% | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 24.0% | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 25.2% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 28.1% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | -37.6% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -4.1% |
| 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% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | -4.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 66.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 66.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.7%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -37.6% | 31.1% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 9.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.3% | 19.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 18.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 17.3% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 34.1% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 47.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.7% | 69.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More financial sector data for Honduras
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 75,035 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 783,509 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 71.40 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.38 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 677.07 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Honduras was 66.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Honduras ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)