Total population (million), 2003

7.0

Population (average annual population growth rate), 2003

2.5

Population density (people per km2), 2002

289.0

Rural population (as % of total), 2003

45.5

Crude birth rate (per thousand people), 2003

29.5

Crude death rate (per thousand people), 2003

6.3

Infant mortality rate (per thousand live births), 2003

32.0

Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children), 2003

41.0

Life expectancy at birth (years), 2003

66.1

Prevalence of HIV (% ages 15-49), 2003

1.8

Total labour force (million), 2003

2.6

Female labour force as % of total, 2003

34.5

Number of rural poor (million) (approximate)

1.6

Poor as % of total rural population, 1993

51.0

Population living below US$1 a day (%), 1999

20.7

Population living below US$2 a day (%), 1999

44.0

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1993

53.0

Share of poorest 20% in national income or consumption (%), 1999

2.7

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2001

105.8

Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above), 2001

80.0

Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 2001

16.6

Children under height for age (% under age 5), 2001

29.2

Undernourished people (as % of total population), 2002

22.2

Daily calorie supply per capita 2000-2002

2,350.0

Health expenditure, total (as % of GDP), 2002

6.2

Physicians (per thousand people), 1997

0.8

Rural population with access to improved water sources (%) 2002

82.0

52.0

Agricultural labour force (% of total labour force), 20032/

29

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2002

22.0

Fertilizer consumption (hundreds of grams per ha of arable land), 2001

470.3.

Food production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

108.5

Crop production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

120.1

Major Exports (USD million) 20032/

Coffee, green

24.9

Bananas

22.0

Cigars cheroots

8.3

Major Imports (US$ million) 20032/

Food Prepared NES

15.5

Maize

6.4

Wheat

5.5

Land area (km2 thousand), 2003

11,1890.0

Arable land as % of land area, 2002

9.5

Forest area as % of total land area, 2000

48.1

Irrigated land as % of cropland, 2002

5.6

Local currency

Lempira

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 = (26.10.2005)

19.69500 HNL

GNI per capita (US$), 2003

970.0

GDP (US$ million), 2003

6,977.9

GDP growth (annual %), 2003

3.0

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2003

7.7

Sectoral distribution of GDP, 2003

% agriculture

13.5

% industry

30.8

% manufacturing

20.2

% services

55.8

Consumption, 2003

General government final consumption expenditure (as % of GDP)

13.7

Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (as % of GDP)

74.4

Gross domestic savings (as % of GDP)

11.9

Merchandise exports (US$ million), 2003

1,332.0

Merchandise imports (US$ million), 2003

3,276.0

Balance of merchandise trade (US$ million), 2003

-1,944.0

Foreign direct investment, net (US$ million), 2003

198.0

Revenue excluding grants (% of GDP), 2003

..

Total expenditure (% of GDP)

..

Total external debt (US$ million), 2003

5,641.0

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2003

11.6

Official development assistance and official aid (US$ millions), 2003

389.0

Lending interest rate (%), 2003

22.8

Deposit interest rate (%), 2003

11.5

Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people), 2002

96.9

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes), 2002

0.1

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2002

13.6

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2002

25.2