Honduras had registered the second-highest economic growth rates in Central America, only behind Panama. The country’s GDP growth reached 4.8% in 2017, 3.7%in 2018 and 2.7%in 2019, above the average in Central America and well above the average in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the country’s economy is expected to register a -2.3% growth in 2020 and 3.9% in 2021.

Foreign investors may establish their businesses through any of the legal forms contemplated by domestic legislation. Local companies with foreign capital can access domestic credit with the same rights and under the same conditions as local companies with domestic capital.

The Limited Liability Company and the Stock Company are the models most frequently used by both locals and foreigners, other than the branch.

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