Honduras (HND) and Guatemala (GTM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Honduras-Guatemala Trade: In 2023, Honduras exported $616M to Guatemala. The main products that Honduras exported to Guatemala were Soap ($43.8M), Baked Goods ($37.9M), and Scrap Iron ($32.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Honduras to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 7.58%, from $428M in 2018 to $616M in 2023.

In 2023, Honduras did not export any services to Guatemala.

Guatemala-Honduras Trade: In 2023, Guatemala exported $1.42B to Honduras. The main products that Guatemala exported to Honduras were Packaged Medicaments ($81.2M), Baked Goods ($62.4M), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($60M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Honduras have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $833M in 2018 to $1.42B in 2023.

In 2023, Guatemala did not export any services to Honduras.

Comparison: In 2023, Honduras ranked 88 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 95 in total exports ($11.9B). That same year, Guatemala ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.21), and 86 in total exports ($15.4B).

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In 2023, Honduras exported $616M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Honduras to Guatemala were Soap ($43.8M), Baked Goods ($37.9M), and Scrap Iron ($32.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Honduras to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 7.58%, from $428M in 2018 to $616M in 2023.

In 2018, Guatemala exported $1.42B to Honduras. The main products exported from Guatemala to Honduras were Packaged Medicaments ($81.2M), Baked Goods ($62.4M), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($60M). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Honduras have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $833M in 2023 to $1.42B in 2018.

Exports from Honduras () to Guatemala () (2023)

Exports from Guatemala () to Honduras () (2023)

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Trade between Honduras () and Guatemala ()

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Honduras
Top DestinationUnited States$5.87B

Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.16B

This map shows whether countries import more from Honduras or Guatemala. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Honduras and Guatemala or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Honduras than Guatemala included United States ($5.87B), Germany ($395M), and Sweden ($57.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Honduras included El Salvador ($1.73B), Costa Rica ($626M), and Netherlands ($593M).

Difference in imports from Guatemala () and Honduras () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Honduras - Guatemala

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This chart compares trade between Honduras and Guatemala by product, considering products traded by both, Honduras and Guatemala.

During 2023, Honduras had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Foodstuffs ($131M), Textiles ($126M), and Metals ($102M).

During 2018, Guatemala had a large net trade with Honduras in the exports of Foodstuffs ($331M), Chemical Products ($292M), and Metals ($220M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Honduras Guatemala+$10.3MKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Guatemala Honduras+N/AN/A

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Honduras and Guatemala. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Honduras indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guatemala. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Guatemala indicates it has a comparative advantage over Honduras.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Honduras () to Guatemala () (2023)

Exports from Guatemala () to Honduras () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Honduras () and Guatemala ()

Honduras Exports

Guatemala Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Guatemala () and Honduras () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Honduras - Guatemala

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Honduras () and Guatemala () (2023)

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