Employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras
Honduras: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 48.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras, 1972–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras is 48.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras peaked at 55.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2014.
That places Honduras 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 44.9% | — |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 46.9% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +6.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 48.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 48.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.0%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.0% | 44.9% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.7% | 53.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.2% | 55.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 5 Iraq 51.9% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 48.5% compare
- 10 Burundi 48.1% compare
- 11 Madagascar 47.9% compare
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 employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Honduras was 48.6% in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2014.
- How does Honduras rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Honduras ranks 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.