Ores and metals exports in Honduras
Honduras: Ores and metals exports was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Honduras, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals exports in Honduras stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Honduras peaked at 11.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places Honduras 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7.7% | — |
| 1964 | 6.1% | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | -22.3% |
| 1967 | 5.1% | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | +31.2% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | +51.2% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -24.0% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | -18.5% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -25.1% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +63.2% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -68.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -45.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +42.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -55.9% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +648.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +122.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -41.0% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +52.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -49.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -58.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +102.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +51.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -6.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +648.9% | 0.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 5.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.3% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Honduras?
- Ores and metals exports in Honduras was 3.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Honduras rank for ores and metals exports?
- Honduras ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.