Dominican Republic vs Honduras
Dominican Republic vs Honduras: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Dominican Republic and 4.6% a year in Honduras, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Dominican Republic.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 59 and Honduras ranked 41 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 4% a year and Honduras at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Dominican Republic | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 8.8 |
| 2004 | 51.5 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 27.5 | 7.7 |
| 2002 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| 2000 | 7.7 | 11.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 11.7 |
| 1998 | 4.8 | 13.7 |
| 1997 | 8.3 | 20.2 |
| 1996 | 5.4 | 23.8 |
| 1995 | 12.5 | 29.5 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 21.7 |
| 1993 | 5.3 | 10.8 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 8.7 |
| 1991 | 47.1 | 33.6 |
| 1990 | 50.5 | 23.3 |
| 1989 | 40.7 | 9.9 |
| 1988 | 43.9 | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 13.6 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | 7.6 | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 45.3 | 3.4 |
| 1984 | 20.2 | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 5.6 | 8.2 |
| 1982 | 7.6 | 9 |
| 1981 | 7.5 | 9.4 |
| 1980 | 21.7 | 18.1 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Dominican Republic | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 2027 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 2028 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 2029 | 4 | 4 |
| 2030 | 4 | 4 |
| 2031 | 4 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Dominican Republic vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024