GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) in Honduras
Honduras: GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) was 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Honduras peaked at 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,237 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Honduras ranks 136th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 PPP $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,237 constant 2021 PPP $ | — |
| 1992 | 4,392 constant 2021 PPP $ | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4,819 constant 2021 PPP $ | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 6,024 constant 2021 PPP $ | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 7,255 constant 2021 PPP $ | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 8,730 constant 2021 PPP $ | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 10,209 constant 2021 PPP $ | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 11,096 constant 2021 PPP $ | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 11,983 constant 2021 PPP $ | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 13,005 constant 2021 PPP $ | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 13,047 constant 2021 PPP $ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,208 constant 2021 PPP $ | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13,656 constant 2021 PPP $ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14,266 constant 2021 PPP $ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 14,606 constant 2021 PPP $ | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15,310 constant 2021 PPP $ | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15,920 constant 2021 PPP $ | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15,893 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14,738 constant 2021 PPP $ | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 14,677 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 15,376 constant 2021 PPP $ | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 15,769 constant 2021 PPP $ | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 14,960 constant 2021 PPP $ | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 14,850 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14,846 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,269 constant 2021 PPP $ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 15,129 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,827 constant 2021 PPP $ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,608 constant 2021 PPP $ | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 15,600 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16,374 constant 2021 PPP $ | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 17,308 constant 2021 PPP $ | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 17,666 constant 2021 PPP $ | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 17,653 constant 2021 PPP $ | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ | +1.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,977 constant 2021 PPP $, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,224 constant 2021 PPP $, 41% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,638 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,237 constant 2021 PPP $ | 11,983 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 14,365 constant 2021 PPP $ | 13,005 constant 2021 PPP $ | 15,920 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,131 constant 2021 PPP $ | 14,677 constant 2021 PPP $ | 15,769 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,090 constant 2021 PPP $ | 15,600 constant 2021 PPP $ | 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Honduras?
- Gdp per person employed in Honduras was 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,.
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,237 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Honduras rank for gdp per person employed?
- Honduras ranks 136th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,, published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.