Ecuador vs Honduras
Ecuador vs Honduras: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 54.5% of GDP in Ecuador and 40.3% of GDP in Honduras, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 14.2 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Honduras.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Honduras.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 70 and Honduras ranked 104 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Honduras at 38.3% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Ecuador | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.5 | 40.3 |
| 2024 | 54.1 | 42.2 |
| 2023 | 54.5 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 46.9 |
| 2021 | 61.8 | 52.7 |
| 2020 | 63.6 | 54.3 |
| 2019 | 52.1 | 44.1 |
| 2018 | 49.5 | 43.2 |
| 2017 | 47.4 | 42.2 |
| 2016 | 46.1 | 40.3 |
| 2015 | 36.4 | 39.3 |
| 2014 | 28.2 | 36.3 |
| 2013 | 23.4 | 38.6 |
| 2012 | 19.3 | 28.4 |
| 2011 | 18.6 | 26.1 |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 23.4 |
| 2009 | 19.7 | 25.5 |
| 2008 | 24.9 | 22.3 |
| 2007 | 29.7 | 24 |
| 2006 | 33.1 | 39.2 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 55.6 |
| 2004 | 40.2 | 60.9 |
| 2003 | 47.2 | 67.8 |
| 2002 | 55 | 64.3 |
| 2001 | 63.8 | 63.4 |
| 2000 | – | 65.8 |
| 1999 | – | 75.8 |
| 1998 | – | 67.4 |
| 1997 | – | 70.8 |
| 1996 | – | 64.6 |
| 1995 | – | 65.4 |
| 1994 | – | 85.5 |
| 1993 | – | 111.7 |
| 1992 | – | 123.2 |
| 1991 | – | 135.4 |
| 1990 | – | 236.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ecuador | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 44 |
| 2027 | – | 42.3 |
| 2028 | – | 41.3 |
| 2029 | – | 40.2 |
| 2030 | – | 39.2 |
| 2031 | – | 38.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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
Ecuador vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024