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Honduras

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

5.8

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.8

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.7

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour7
Worker rights & FOA6
OHS & audit transparency6
Food & product safety5
Environmental & regulatory6
Governance & anti-corruption8
Tariff & preferential access2
Non-tariff barriers5
Supply chain traceability7

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict5
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk6
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness8
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure3
Workforce skills3
Scalability7
Ease of doing business3
Trade access & tariffs2
Sustainability baseline2
Innovation & IP3
Quality standards3

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Honduras's #4 import source (world lens). Honduras is the EU's #98 goods supplier.

Honduras on the world stage

Honduras$14.5bn total importsUSA34.1% · $4.9bnUS34.1% · $4.9bnChina17.6% · $2.6bnMexico7.3% · $1.1bnEU-276.1% · $885mGuatemala5.2% · $750mEl Salvador4.1% · $600mASEAN-64.0% · $577mJapan1.7% · $247m

Total imports

$14.5bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$7.0bn

138 partners

#1 import source

USA

34.1%

#1 export dest.

USA

46.8%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Honduras and the EU

EU imports from

€1.5bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€776m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #98 supplier

EU trade balance

import-tilted

coverage 0.52

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated

Electricity costs →

Industrial

181

EUR/MWh

Consumer

180

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

290

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Import dependence

Market model

Single buyer (ENEE, being unbundled)

Direct PPA

Limited

grid access: limited

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

CREE (Comision Reguladora de Energia Electrica)

Expensive imported fuel (diesel, HFO) drives high generation costs. ENEE (state utility) is in financial crisis with high technical and non-technical losses. Unbundling is underway but slow.

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

3 hydro plants

513 MW · 1 building

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Metal mining

Tagged mines

2

2 production-backed

Acid-drainage prone

0

high water-risk ore class

Main commodities

Gold

Mine-water verifiability

Blind spot

limited open-data infrastructure

Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

23.9

→ 32.3 by 2050

Fertility

2.48

above replacement

Working-age

65%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

6.8

→ 15.1 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 10.8M · peaks 2090

By 2050: +37% (14.8M)