Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	35,400,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	84,100,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	2.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	5,580 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	0.854 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	3.3 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	11,600,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	18,400,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	4.38 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	22.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	61 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metalsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sugarcane, maize, milk, chicken, sorghum, beans, oranges, coconuts, eggs, mangoes/guavas (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	garments, plastic products, electrical capacitors, raw sugar, toilet paper (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	USA 36%, Guatemala 17%, Honduras 15%, Nicaragua 8%, Costa Rica 5% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	USA 28%, China 15%, Guatemala 11%, Mexico 8%, Honduras 5% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	39.8 indexWorld Bank WDI [2023]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	salt (100,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.592 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.247 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–39.8 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2023] 39.8 index
Top export partners	USA (31.5%) / Guatemala (19.4%) / Honduras (15.5%) / Nicaragua (8.7%) / Costa Rica (4.7%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	USA (27.0%) / China (16.5%) / Guatemala (11.6%) / Mexico (8.3%) / Honduras (4.1%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Sugar cane / Sugar Crops Primary / Hen eggs in shell, fresh / Cereals, primary / Maize (corn)FAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	62.3 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	62.1 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership	43.4 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	No authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank	11.3 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found