Military spending per military personnel in Honduras

Honduras: Military spending per military personnel was 35,211 constant 2022 US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
35,211 constant 2022 US$
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
88th
of 170 countries
All-time high
35,211 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
All-time low
3,446 constant 2022 US$
in 1902
Years of data
118
1899–2022

Military spending per military personnel in Honduras, 1899–2022

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Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Honduras is 35,211 constant 2022 US$, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 118 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Honduras peaked at 35,211 constant 2022 US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,446 constant 2022 US$, in 1902.

Honduras ranks 88th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Military spending per military personnel in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Military spending per military personnel in Honduras, 1899 to 2022.
Year constant 2022 US$ Change
1899 11,198 constant 2022 US$ —
1900 10,498 constant 2022 US$ -6.2%
1901 10,103 constant 2022 US$ -3.8%
1902 3,446 constant 2022 US$ -65.9%
1903 9,647 constant 2022 US$ +180.0%
1904 10,926 constant 2022 US$ +13.3%
1905 11,290 constant 2022 US$ +3.3%
1906 13,862 constant 2022 US$ +22.8%
1907 15,926 constant 2022 US$ +14.9%
1908 15,713 constant 2022 US$ -1.3%
1909 16,227 constant 2022 US$ +3.3%
1910 7,556 constant 2022 US$ -53.4%
1911 7,318 constant 2022 US$ -3.1%
1912 7,882 constant 2022 US$ +7.7%
1913 9,172 constant 2022 US$ +16.4%
1914 8,503 constant 2022 US$ -7.3%
1915 9,846 constant 2022 US$ +15.8%
1916 9,550 constant 2022 US$ -3.0%
1917 8,537 constant 2022 US$ -10.6%
1918 3,969 constant 2022 US$ -53.5%
1919 4,370 constant 2022 US$ +10.1%
1920 3,932 constant 2022 US$ -10.0%
1921 4,534 constant 2022 US$ +15.3%
1922 4,644 constant 2022 US$ +2.4%
1923 4,594 constant 2022 US$ -1.1%
1924 4,267 constant 2022 US$ -7.1%
1925 6,507 constant 2022 US$ +52.5%
1926 6,239 constant 2022 US$ -4.1%
1927 6,006 constant 2022 US$ -3.7%
1928 5,790 constant 2022 US$ -3.6%
1929 5,714 constant 2022 US$ -1.3%
1930 5,375 constant 2022 US$ -5.9%
1931 5,443 constant 2022 US$ +1.3%
1932 5,605 constant 2022 US$ +3.0%
1933 11,393 constant 2022 US$ +103.3%
1934 7,766 constant 2022 US$ -31.8%
1935 8,160 constant 2022 US$ +5.1%
1936 8,362 constant 2022 US$ +2.5%
1937 8,467 constant 2022 US$ +1.3%
1938 9,171 constant 2022 US$ +8.3%
1939 17,672 constant 2022 US$ +92.7%
1946 7,332 constant 2022 US$ -58.5%
1947 8,533 constant 2022 US$ +16.4%
1948 9,878 constant 2022 US$ +15.8%
1949 10,248 constant 2022 US$ +3.7%
1950 8,864 constant 2022 US$ -13.5%
1951 8,877 constant 2022 US$ +0.2%
1952 9,305 constant 2022 US$ +4.8%
1953 9,621 constant 2022 US$ +3.4%
1954 9,433 constant 2022 US$ -1.9%
1955 7,138 constant 2022 US$ -24.3%
1956 9,001 constant 2022 US$ +26.1%
1957 9,898 constant 2022 US$ +10.0%
1958 9,762 constant 2022 US$ -1.4%
1959 8,885 constant 2022 US$ -9.0%
1960 8,534 constant 2022 US$ -4.0%
1961 6,759 constant 2022 US$ -20.8%
1962 7,378 constant 2022 US$ +9.2%
1963 11,160 constant 2022 US$ +51.3%
1964 10,402 constant 2022 US$ -6.8%
1965 8,592 constant 2022 US$ -17.4%
1966 8,527 constant 2022 US$ -0.8%
1967 8,467 constant 2022 US$ -0.7%
1968 7,772 constant 2022 US$ -8.2%
1969 9,688 constant 2022 US$ +24.7%
1970 8,332 constant 2022 US$ -14.0%
1971 6,833 constant 2022 US$ -18.0%
1972 5,648 constant 2022 US$ -17.4%
1973 5,729 constant 2022 US$ +1.4%
1974 6,682 constant 2022 US$ +16.6%
1975 6,570 constant 2022 US$ -1.7%
1976 7,123 constant 2022 US$ +8.4%
1977 7,964 constant 2022 US$ +11.8%
1978 8,224 constant 2022 US$ +3.3%
1979 9,077 constant 2022 US$ +10.4%
1980 10,189 constant 2022 US$ +12.2%
1981 7,864 constant 2022 US$ -22.8%
1982 9,000 constant 2022 US$ +14.5%
1983 8,569 constant 2022 US$ -4.8%
1984 8,701 constant 2022 US$ +1.5%
1985 8,208 constant 2022 US$ -5.7%
1986 8,812 constant 2022 US$ +7.4%
1987 9,325 constant 2022 US$ +5.8%
1988 9,529 constant 2022 US$ +2.2%
1989 8,696 constant 2022 US$ -8.7%
1990 6,430 constant 2022 US$ -26.1%
1991 5,640 constant 2022 US$ -12.3%
1992 5,311 constant 2022 US$ -5.8%
1993 4,980 constant 2022 US$ -6.2%
1994 5,226 constant 2022 US$ +4.9%
1995 5,887 constant 2022 US$ +12.7%
1996 11,988 constant 2022 US$ +103.6%
1997 13,699 constant 2022 US$ +14.3%
1998 20,509 constant 2022 US$ +49.7%
1999 16,668 constant 2022 US$ -18.7%
2000 14,660 constant 2022 US$ -12.1%
2001 13,646 constant 2022 US$ -6.9%
2002 12,231 constant 2022 US$ -10.4%
2003 7,312 constant 2022 US$ -40.2%
2004 6,866 constant 2022 US$ -6.1%
2005 6,556 constant 2022 US$ -4.5%
2006 7,151 constant 2022 US$ +9.1%
2007 8,755 constant 2022 US$ +22.4%
2008 10,529 constant 2022 US$ +20.3%
2009 12,379 constant 2022 US$ +17.6%
2010 13,758 constant 2022 US$ +11.1%
2011 15,282 constant 2022 US$ +11.1%
2012 16,034 constant 2022 US$ +4.9%
2013 19,853 constant 2022 US$ +23.8%
2014 21,119 constant 2022 US$ +6.4%
2015 24,482 constant 2022 US$ +15.9%
2016 31,178 constant 2022 US$ +27.3%
2017 34,706 constant 2022 US$ +11.3%
2018 27,825 constant 2022 US$ -19.8%
2019 31,331 constant 2022 US$ +12.6%
2020 32,680 constant 2022 US$ +4.3%
2021 33,569 constant 2022 US$ +2.7%
2022 35,211 constant 2022 US$ +4.9%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 35,211 constant 2022 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19,992 constant 2022 US$, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 35,211 constant 2022 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32,933 constant 2022 US$, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military spending per military personnel 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.

YearChange FromTo
1903 +180.0% 3,446 constant 2022 US$ 9,647 constant 2022 US$
1933 +103.3% 5,605 constant 2022 US$ 11,393 constant 2022 US$
1996 +103.6% 5,887 constant 2022 US$ 11,988 constant 2022 US$
1939 +92.7% 9,171 constant 2022 US$ 17,672 constant 2022 US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 11,198 constant 2022 US$ 11,198 constant 2022 US$ 11,198 constant 2022 US$ 1
1900s 11,764 constant 2022 US$ 3,446 constant 2022 US$ 16,227 constant 2022 US$ 10
1910s 7,670 constant 2022 US$ 3,969 constant 2022 US$ 9,846 constant 2022 US$ 10
1920s 5,223 constant 2022 US$ 3,932 constant 2022 US$ 6,507 constant 2022 US$ 10
1930s 8,741 constant 2022 US$ 5,375 constant 2022 US$ 17,672 constant 2022 US$ 10
1940s 8,998 constant 2022 US$ 7,332 constant 2022 US$ 10,248 constant 2022 US$ 4
1950s 9,078 constant 2022 US$ 7,138 constant 2022 US$ 9,898 constant 2022 US$ 10
1960s 8,728 constant 2022 US$ 6,759 constant 2022 US$ 11,160 constant 2022 US$ 10
1970s 7,218 constant 2022 US$ 5,648 constant 2022 US$ 9,077 constant 2022 US$ 10
1980s 8,889 constant 2022 US$ 7,864 constant 2022 US$ 10,189 constant 2022 US$ 10
1990s 9,634 constant 2022 US$ 4,980 constant 2022 US$ 20,509 constant 2022 US$ 10
2000s 10,008 constant 2022 US$ 6,556 constant 2022 US$ 14,660 constant 2022 US$ 10
2010s 23,557 constant 2022 US$ 13,758 constant 2022 US$ 34,706 constant 2022 US$ 10
2020s 33,820 constant 2022 US$ 32,680 constant 2022 US$ 35,211 constant 2022 US$ 3

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 85 Albania 36,022 constant 2022 US$ compare
  2. 86 Kyrgyzstan 35,404 constant 2022 US$ compare
  3. 87 Senegal 35,344 constant 2022 US$ compare
  4. 89 Iraq 35,206 constant 2022 US$ compare
  5. 90 Congo 34,734 constant 2022 US$ compare
  6. 91 Guyana 32,933 constant 2022 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending per military personnel in Honduras?
Military spending per military personnel in Honduras was 35,211 constant 2022 US$ in 2022, according to Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 35,211 constant 2022 US$ in 2022.
What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 3,446 constant 2022 US$ in 1902.
How does Honduras rank for military spending per military personnel?
Honduras ranks 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Military spending per military personnel
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 14,182 data points, 1816–2022
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This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.