Natural resource rents in Honduras

Honduras: Natural resource rents was 1.22 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.22
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
115th
of 211 countries
All-time high
8.3
in 1974
All-time low
0.6841
in 1987
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Honduras, 1970–2021

02468197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Honduras is 1.22, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Honduras peaked at 8.3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6841, in 1987.

Honduras ranks 115th of 211 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.

Natural resource rents in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Honduras, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 4.44 —
1971 4.19 -5.8%
1972 5.06 +20.8%
1973 8.01 +58.4%
1974 8.3 +3.6%
1975 7.06 -15.0%
1976 4.94 -30.1%
1977 5.91 +19.7%
1978 3.26 -44.8%
1979 3.53 +8.3%
1980 3.8 +7.7%
1981 2.99 -21.3%
1982 5.63 +88.2%
1983 2.84 -49.6%
1984 2.28 -19.7%
1985 1.59 -30.2%
1986 0.6907 -56.6%
1987 0.6841 -1.0%
1988 2.74 +300.5%
1989 2.46 -10.3%
1990 3.21 +30.6%
1991 2.71 -15.7%
1992 2.19 -19.1%
1993 1.83 -16.3%
1994 2.27 +23.7%
1995 2.45 +8.0%
1996 1.97 -19.8%
1997 2.34 +19.1%
1998 1.86 -20.8%
1999 1.69 -9.1%
2000 1.37 -18.8%
2001 1.44 +4.9%
2002 1.37 -4.7%
2003 1.22 -11.2%
2004 1.17 -3.8%
2005 1.2 +2.2%
2006 1.94 +62.1%
2007 1.66 -14.3%
2008 1.21 -27.4%
2009 1.16 -3.5%
2010 2.36 +103.1%
2011 1.7 -27.9%
2012 1.63 -4.3%
2013 1.78 +9.3%
2014 2.27 +27.2%
2015 1.57 -30.8%
2016 2.02 +28.5%
2017 1.73 -14.2%
2018 1.07 -38.0%
2019 0.9169 -14.5%
2020 1.23 +34.5%
2021 1.22 -0.7%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 1.22 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 1.22 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents 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
1988 +300.5% 0.6841 2.74

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.47 3.26 8.3 10
1980s 2.57 0.6841 5.63 10
1990s 2.25 1.69 3.21 10
2000s 1.37 1.16 1.94 10
2010s 1.7 0.9169 2.36 10
2020s 1.23 1.22 1.23 2

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 112 Paraguay 1.35 compare
  2. 113 United States 1.28 compare
  3. 114 Kenya 1.23 compare
  4. 116 Sweden 1.21 compare
  5. 117 Latvia 1.17 compare
  6. 118 Romania 1.14 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Honduras?
Natural resource rents in Honduras was 1.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 8.3 in 1974.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6841 in 1987.
How does Honduras rank for natural resource rents?
Honduras ranks 115th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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