Government gross debt in Honduras

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 44.0% 2027: 42.3% 2028: 41.3% 2029: 40.2% 2030: 39.2% 2031: 38.3%

75.8 (1999) ANUAL · % of GDP · Annual · CSV

Period	% of GDP
Jan 1999	75.8
Jan 1998	67.4
Jan 1997	70.8
Jan 1996	64.6
Jan 1995	65.4
Jan 1994	85.5
Jan 1993	111.7
Jan 1992	123.2
Jan 1991	135.4
Jan 1990	236.5

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually (with quarterly advance estimates in some economies), subject to revision with the national accounts.

What it is

Government gross debt is the total liabilities owed by Honduras's general government to its domestic and foreign creditors. It is usually shown in absolute terms and, above all, as a percentage of GDP to gauge sustainability, and is published by the Secretariat of Finance and the Central Bank of Honduras.

How it's calculated

It is compiled by summing general-government liabilities (securities, loans and deposits) consolidated across subsectors, with concessional external debt to multilateral bodies playing a notable role. The debt-to-GDP ratio relates that stock to the size of the economy and may follow IMF definitions.

Market implications

The level of debt shapes fiscal sustainability and spending room in a small economy heavily reliant on external financing and remittances. A sustained rise strains funding and relations with the IMF, and is followed by international bodies and rating agencies.

Limitations

It is a low-frequency, revisable figure. Exchange-rate swings alter the lempira value of external debt, and the ratio to GDP depends on both the stock and nominal GDP; the concessional nature of much of the debt means the gross stock does not fully reflect the real cost.