Health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras
Honduras: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 9.4% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras peaked at 15.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Honduras was 9.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Honduras ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.