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Report No. 3312-HO FILE COPY Current Economic Memorandum on Honduras Public Disclosure Authorized July 17, 1981 Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Document of the World Bank This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$1.00 = 2.00 Lempiras (L) L 1.00 = US$0.50 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS ANACH National Association of Honduran Peasants BANADESA National Agricultural Development Bank BANASUPRO National Development Bank Food Marketing Agency BNF National Development Bank CABEI Central American Bank for Economic Integration CACM Central American Common Market COHBANA Honduran Banana Corporation COHDEFOR National Forestry Corporation CONADI National Investment Corporation CORFINO Olancho Industrial Forestry Corporation CONSUPLANE National Planning Council DIMA Municipal Water Division of San Pedro Sula EACI Isletas Cooperative of Banana Growers ENEE National Electric Power Company ENP National Port Authority FAO U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization FECORAH Federation of Agrarian Reform Cooperatives FIAFSA Agua Fria Industrial Forestry Corporation FINAVI National Housing Financiera FNP National Railway Company FONDEI National Industrial Development Fund HONDUTEL Honduran Telecommunications Corporation IDB Inter-American Development Bank IHSS Social Security Institute IJPM National Retirement Fund for Teachers INA National Agrarian Institute INVA National Housing Institute JNBS National Social Welfare Board JUPEMP National Retirement Fund for Public Employees LNB National Lottery PANI National Child Welfare Institute PRODERO Western Rural Development Project SANAA National Water and Sewerage Service UNAH National University UNC National Union of Peasants USAID U.S. Agency for International Development Fiscal year January 1 to December 31 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HONDURAS CURRENT ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. .COUNTRY DATA MAP SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .......................................... i-iv I. INTRODUCTION .......................................... 1 II. GROWTH TRENDS AND RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ........ 1 A. Growth Trends, 1976-79 ........................... 1 B. Recent Developments .............................. 2 C. Sectoral Developments ............................ 2 D. Government Development Policy .................... 8 E. Monetary Developments ............................. 11 F. The Balance of Payments .......................... 12 III. COUNTRY PROSPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS .13 A. Development Strategy and Main Issues .13 A. Economic Growth Prospects .13 B. The Public Investment Program .15 C. Public Finances Prospects .19 D. Balance of Payments and Creditworthiness .26 ANNEX A - Sectoral Investment Programs .................... 30 STATISTICAL APPENDIX ....................................... 46 This report is based on the findings of an economic mission to Honduras in October, 1980, composed of Mr. Juan Giral (Chief) and Ms. Elaine Hubert. A draft report was discussed with the authorities during May 1981. IThis document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of | their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. Page 1 of 2 pages COUNTRY DATA - HONDURAS AREA 2/ POPULATION DENSITY 112,100 kmar 3.7 million (mid-1980) 32 per km Rate of Growth: 3.1 1/ (from 1961 to 1979) 124 per km of arable land POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS (1975-80) HEALTH (1979) Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 47.0 Population per physician 3,416 Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 12.0 Population per hospital bed 7.3 Infant Morta;iLy (per 1,000 live births) 118.0 ACCESS TO PIPED WATER (1978) DISTRIBUTION OF LAND OWNERSHIP (1974)-' % of population - Total 52.0 7. owned by top 12% of owners 73.1% % owned by smallest 10% of owners 0.5% NUTRITION (1969-71) Calorie intake as % of requirements 94.0 ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY (l-790 Per capita protein intake 5b.0 % of population - urban 25.0 EDUCATION (1979) Adult literacy rate % 57.0 Primary school enrollment X 89.0 (adjusted) GNP PER CAPITA in 1980 US $565 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN 1979 ANNUAL RATE OF GROWTH (%, constant prices) US $ Mln. % 1965-73 1973-79 1979 GNP at Market Pr' es 2,061 100.0 4.1 4.4 b.2 Gross Domestic Investment 615 29.8 5.3 11.0 9.7 Gross National Saving 423 20.5 4.7 -3.0 8.8 Current Account Balance 4/ -192 -9.3 Exports of Goods, NFS 840 40.8 5.3 4.1 11.2 Imports of Goods, NFS 932 45.2 4.8 9.9 10.0 OUTPUT, LABOR FORCE AND PRODUCTIVITY IN 1979 5/ Value Added Labor Forcer V. A. Per Worker U $Mln. % Mln. % uS$ % Agriculture 599 27.7 .625 59.9 958 46.2 Industry 488 22.5 .175 16.8 2,789 134.4 Services 813 37.5 .244 23.3 3,331 160-5 Unallocated 6/ 266 12.i __ - Total/Average 2,166 100.0 1,044 100.0 2,075 109.0 GOVERNMENT FINANCE General Government Central Government tUs$_Mln.) 7. of GDP (US$ Mln.) % of GDP 1979 1979 i977-79 1979 19799 Current Receipts 388 17.9 18.7 316 14.6 15.1 Current Expenditure 330 15.3 15.9 288 13.3 13.9 Current Surplus 58 2.6 2.8 28 1.3 1.2 Capital Expenditures 135 b.2 7.0 126 5.8 6.0 External Assistance (net) 66 3.0 3.5 67 3.1 3-5 1/ Population growth rate is lower than the rate of natural increase, because of net emigration. 2/ The 1974 Census does not reflect land redistribution efforts. In 1980, land redistributed accounted for about 10 percent of total farm land. 3/ CNP per capita estimate at market prices, calculated by samc cor.version method as World Bank Atlas. 4t1 Includes transfers. 5/ Total labor force: unemployed are allocated to sector of their normal occupation. 6. Indirect taxes. not available not applicable Page 2 of 2 pages COUNTRY DATA - HONDURAS MONEY, CREDIT and PRICES 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 (Million US$ outstanding end period) Money and Quasi Money 266 299 380 467 570 635 682 Bank Credit to Public Sector 43 41 40 55 77 99 155 Bank Credit to Private Sector 291 349 419 518 600 678 739 (Percentages or Index Numbers) Money and Quasi Money as % of GDP 25.6 27.0 29.5 30.2 31.3 29.3 26.7 General Price Index (1963 - 100) 136.4 147.4 154.7 167.9 177.5 193.1 229.4 Annual percentage changes in: General PriL±' Index 13.0 8.1 5.0 8.5 5.7 s8. 18.8 Bank credit to Public Sector 2.1 -4.7 -2.5 37.5 40.0 28.6 56.6 Bank credit to Private Sector 14.5 19.9 20.0 23.6 15.6 13.0 9.0 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS MERCHANDISE EXPORTS( 1980 1974 1975 1979 1980 US $ Mln 7. (Millions US $) Bananas 220.6 2b.4 Coffee 204.1 24.5 Exports of Goods, NFS 331.3 343.5 821.9 928.7 Beef 36.2 4.3 Imports of Goods, NPS 456.0 452.4 917.6 1,126.4 Lumber 60.8 7.3 Resource Gao (deficit = -) -124.7 -108.9 -95.7 -197.' Interest Payments ( MLT) -6.2 -10.1 -44.9 -52.8 All other commodities 312.8 37.5 Workers' Remittances .. .. Total 834.5 100.0 Other Factor Payments (net) -7.2 -18.2 -61.0 -g950 Net Transfers 32.5 17.7 18.5 21.5 EXTERNAL DEBT, DECEMBER 31. 1979 Balance on Current Account -105.7 -119.6 -183.1 -324.0 US $ H1n Direct Foreign Investment -1.2 10.4 10.0 5.0 Net MLT Borrowing 37.6 92.8 166.1 192.9 Public Debt, incl. guaranteed 745.9 Disbursement (43.5) (99.2) (211.0) (233.2) Non-Guaranteed Private Debt Amortization (6.u) (6.4) (44.9) (40.3) Total outstanding & Disbursed Subtotal 36.4 103.2 176.1 197.9 Capital Grants .. .. ,. .. DEBT SERVICE RATIO for 2/297 Other Capital (net) 65.7 -0.6 20.0 6-75 Other items n.e.i 5.3 28.6 -7.4 45.1 3/ Increase in Reserves (4) -1.9 -16.9 15.0 61.0 Public Debt, incl. guaranteed 13.1 - Non-Guaranteed Private Debt Gross Reserves (end year) 51.7 108.3 230.0 Total outstanding & Disbursed Net Reserves (end year) 11.3 28.2 116.9 55.9 RATE OF EXCHANGE IBRD/ILA LENDING. April 30, 1981 (Million US$): Through - 1971 IBRD IDA US $ 1.00 = L 2.00 L 1.00 = US $0.50 Outstanding 6 Disbursed 156.9 69.9 Undisbursed 216.6 13.9 Since - 1971 Outstanding incl. Undisbursed 3)Ti 83.t US $ 1.00 = L 2.00 L 1.00 = US $0.50 1/ Ratio of Debt Service to Exports of Goods and Non-Factor Services. 2/ Ratio of Debt Service to Exports of Goods and Non-Factor Services. 31 Includes a prepayment ot about US$24 million. Excluding this prepayment, the debt service ratio is 10.2 % not available not applicable July 14 ,1981 LACI ! 39' X3' B7' 36' B' B E L I Z E ! / /s/ord _ j ,-- o r . 6e 6o ,7 Seco IT 4/ ;/fl .C.SuTb'; -DOt 'J $- -_ I 1 PUERTOCORTES s 7 e Ci - ORLOCl N G U A'.'< I \EiMTA d /4 Ny ~~~~~~~M CEB OI C 6G G JC - _- -,9fte, .4 Xt ,MsevolzC/96\f, ,- 80Y O R O , r T-,V,I,s - ! qB o*. oI, e, -8< r MA LJ4 ! ,t;RACIAo- ~~~~~~~~~U i '-- 0 S2/C5P.4NA!)5n |L;C;|gT 7f2MW CBuUbco<\ U A J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~g 5u /V _/ jw <s / olcro3 0~ TT~ EM~ A / AA rTV I je - - '/ ~ -Snsea /0S 4DIOS >.
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