Honduras Military Spending
Honduras spends an estimated 1.5% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $582 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1951–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$599 million
Ranked #98 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
1.5%
Ranked #101 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+2.9%
From $582M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$582 million
Reached in 2025
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Honduras’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Honduras run to 2025.
Honduras Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Honduras is estimated to have spent $599 million on military and defense, representing 1.5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Honduras is the #98 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 2.9%, from $582 million to $599 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 3.0% in 1987. The historical average military budget is 1.5% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 1.49% | $617M |
| 2026(estimate) | 1.49% | $599M |
| 2025 | 1.46% | $582M |
| 2024 | 1.48% | $547M |
| 2023 | 1.53% | $544M |
| 2022 | 1.47% | $507M |
| 2021 | 1.50% | $497M |
| 2020 | 1.47% | $432M |
| 2019 | 1.58% | $511M |
| 2018 | 1.49% | $475M |
| 2017 | 1.59% | $499M |
| 2016 | 1.53% | $456M |
| 2015 | 1.35% | $384M |
| 2014 | 1.19% | $315M |
| 2013 | 1.38% | $351M |
| 2012 | 1.13% | $290M |
| 2011 | 1.13% | $283M |
| 2010 | 1.07% | $257M |
| 2009 | 1.07% | $247M |
| 2008 | 0.95% | $221M |
| 2007 | 0.78% | $178M |
| 2006 | 0.69% | $150M |
| 2005 | 0.64% | $131M |
| 2004 | 0.68% | $133M |
| 2003 | 1.00% | $186M |
| 2002 | 0.81% | $147M |
| 2001 | 0.82% | $147M |
| 2000 | 0.73% | $129M |
| 1993 | 1.16% | $144M |
| 1991 | 1.54% | $166M |
| 1990 | 2.20% | $244M |
| 1989 | 2.67% | $301M |
| 1988 | 2.85% | $316M |
| 1987 | 2.95% | $307M |
| 1986 | 2.77% | $271M |
| 1985 | 2.58% | $252M |
| 1984 | 2.44% | $224M |
| 1983 | 2.27% | $203M |
| 1982 | 2.31% | $210M |
| 1981 | 2.15% | $207M |
| 1980 | 2.22% | $213M |
| 1979 | 2.24% | $219M |
| 1978 | 2.27% | $214M |
| 1977 | 1.90% | $167M |
| 1976 | 1.76% | $135M |
| 1975 | 1.90% | $128M |
| 1974 | 1.60% | $109M |
| 1973 | 1.68% | $116M |
| 1972 | 1.84% | $118M |
| 1971 | 1.47% | $91M |
| 1970 | 1.37% | $80M |
| 1969 | 1.07% | $60M |
| 1968 | 1.09% | $60M |
| 1967 | 1.14% | $59M |
| 1966 | 1.18% | $57M |
| 1965 | 1.23% | $56M |
| 1964 | 1.28% | $54M |
| 1963 | 0.93% | $37M |
| 1962 | 0.99% | $38M |
| 1961 | 1.08% | $39M |
| 1960 | 1.17% | $40M |
| 1959 | 1.51% | $50M |
| 1958 | 1.72% | $55M |
| 1957 | 1.65% | $51M |
| 1956 | 1.12% | $33M |
| 1955 | 1.10% | $30M |
| 1954 | 1.00% | $27M |
| 1953 | 0.96% | $29M |
| 1952 | 0.91% | $26M |
| 1951 | 0.96% | $26M |