Ores and metals imports in Honduras
Honduras: Ores and metals imports was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Honduras, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.3% for ores and metals imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Honduras peaked at 1.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.0% | — |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -52.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +37.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -32.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +22.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 exports 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Honduras?
- Ores and metals imports in Honduras was 0.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for ores and metals imports?
- Honduras ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.