Military spending per military personnel in Honduras
Honduras: Military spending per military personnel was 35,211 constant 2022 US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military spending per military personnel in Honduras, 1899–2022
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$, in 1902.
Honduras ranks 88th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending per military personnel in Honduras, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ | 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$, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | +180.0% | 3,446 constant 2022 US$ | 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.