Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras
Honduras: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 31.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras is 31.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras peaked at 48.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -18.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 31.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 31.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 35.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 31.9% | 39.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 151 Zimbabwe 32.4% compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 32.3% compare
- 153 Egypt 32.2% compare
- 155 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.7% compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.7% compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 31.4% compare
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Honduras was 31.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Honduras ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.