Government expenditure as a share of GDP fell 1.42% to 28.0% in Honduras in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, government expenditure as a share of GDP in Honduras reached an all time high of 29.6% in 2013 and an all time low of 17.2% in 1995. When compared to Honduras's main peers, government expenditure as a share of GDP in Belize amounted to 24.6%, 14.2% in Guatemala, 28.4% in Mexico and 37.5% in USA in 2022.
Honduras has been ranked 98th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of government expenditure as a share of GDP, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Government Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Belize | % | 25.0% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 24.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | % | 46.0% | 43.0% | 42.0% | 41.7% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 32.7% | 33.8% | 32.9% | 33.2% | 33.2% | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | % | 32.0% | 31.5% | 32.1% | 32.4% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | % | 13.5% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 13.8% | 13.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | % | 28.4% | 28.0% | 28.2% | 28.4% | 28.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Japan | % | 42.5% | 43.4% | 38.8% | 37.6% | 37.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 27.1% | 28.4% | 28.5% | 26.9% | 26.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | 30.6% | 29.3% | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 42.4% | 37.5% | 37.7% | 38.0% | 38.6% |