Honduras: Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars

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 Honduras

Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD

 Latest value 0.48
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1970 - 2024
 Average 0.39
 Min - Max 0.00 - 1.70
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.48 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 0.58 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.20 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1970 to 2024 is 0.39 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 1.7 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Honduras: Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars
 2024 0.48
 2023 0.58
 2022 0.76
 2021 0.80
 2020 0.24
 2019 0.96
 2018 1.44
 2017 0.95




Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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