Real interest rate in Honduras
Honduras: Real interest rate was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real interest rate in Honduras, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, real interest rate in Honduras stood at 9.8%.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Honduras peaked at 32.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.
Honduras ranks 28th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Real interest rate in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17.7% | — |
| 1983 | 17.1% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 13.4% | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +55.3% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +79.9% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -38.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -55.4% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +62.6% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +37.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -9.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 9.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 9.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 9.4% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 15.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.0% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 4.8% | 13.2% | 6 |
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 real interest rate in Honduras?
- Real interest rate in Honduras was 9.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
- How does Honduras rank for real interest rate?
- Honduras ranks 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.