Economy of Honduras
Form of state : Presidentialist Republic
Area : 112,492 km 2
Graphic Location: to the north by the Carribean Sea, east with Nicaragua, south with the Fonseca Gulf and El Salvador, west with Guatemala. Honduras has 7 maritime borders and 3 land borders.
Population: 8,598,561
Oficial language: Spanish
Currency: Lempira ( HNL)
Religion: 97% Catholic , 3% Protestants
Urban population: 52% (2010)
Coefficient GINI: 57% (2009)
Life expectancy: 70.91
Population growth: 1.74 (2013)
IDH: 0.632 (2012)
Birth rate: 23.6 births / 1000 people
Fertility Rate: 2.86 births/ women
GDP Growth: 2.8% (2013)
GDP per Capita: $ 4,800 (2013)
Composition of GDP by sector of origin (2013):
Agriculture: 14%
Industry: 28.2%
Services: 57.8%
Tax of Inflation: 5.2% (2013)
Tax of literacy: 85% ( 15 years or more)
Population below the poverty line: 64% (2012)
Unemployment rate: 4.5%
- Banana
- Coffee
- Citrus
- Corn
- African palm
- Wood
- Shrimp
- Tilapia
- Lobster
Industry:
- Sugar
- Coffee
- Wood
- Textiles
- Cigars
- Most exports and imports of Honduras are given with the United States.
- Honduras is the third largest exporter of palm oil in America and eighth in the world.
- Honduras is the largest exporter of fresh tilapia to the USA.
- Honduras is the largest producer of jalapeno of Central America.
- Honduras is the largest exporter of coffee in Central America and the 6th in the world.
- Honduras is the largest exporter of soap of Central America.
Relaciones commercials con el mundo (2013)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPORTACIONES | 3.103.683 | 3.533.561 | 5.006.940 | 3.897.174 |
| IMPORTACIONES | 6.895.088 | 8.541.779 | 8.646.619 | 8.603.906 |
| SALDO | -3.791.405 | -5.008.218 | -3.639.679 | -4.706.732 |
Fuente: TradeMap
Principales clients de Honduras (2013)
| País | Cantidad |
|---|---|
| EEUU | 1,403,984,728 |
| Alemania | 341,030,637 |
| Guatemala | 264,683,803 |
| Nicaragua | 207,515,912 |
| México | 137,167,036 |
| Bélgica-Luxemburgo | 135,821,375 |
| China | 130,330,067 |
| Países Bajos (Reinado de Holanda) | 112,377,707 |
| Costa Rica | 111,086,758 |
Fuente: Banco Central de Honduras
Principales proveedores de Honduras (2013)
| País | Cantidad |
|---|---|
| EEUU | 4,027,704,675 |
| Guatemala | 833,087,818 |
| El Salvador | 522,268,507 |
| México | 517,542,148 |
| China | 455,729,272 |
| Costa Rica | 358,041,535 |
| Panamá | 339,043,387 |
| Colombia | 339,043,387 |
| Ecuador | 182,628,156 |
| Alemania | 152,887,770 |
Fuente: Banco Central de Honduras