Fuel Prices in Honduras: What You Pay at the Pump
As of late June 2026, a liter of gasoline in Honduras costs about $1.316, which works out to roughly 35.23 HNL per liter, or around $4.98 per US gallon. Diesel is a bit cheaper at $1.235 per liter. Those numbers sit comfortably below the current world average of $1.484 per liter, placing Honduras at number 62 out of 170 countries tracked, slightly toward the more affordable half of the global table.
Why Honduras Pays What It Pays
Honduras produces no crude oil of its own. Every drop of gasoline and diesel sold at Honduran stations comes from imported refined product, much of it arriving by tanker through ports like Puerto Cortes and then trucked inland. Because the country is a pure importer, its pump prices are tightly chained to international refined-fuel benchmarks plus the cost of shipping, storage, and distribution across mountainous terrain.
The government sets a regulated maximum retail price that is recalculated regularly, typically weekly, by the energy authorities. This formula bundles the import cost, a fixed margin for distributors and station owners, and a structure of fuel taxes and levies. Those taxes are a meaningful slice of the final price, but they are lower in absolute terms than the heavy excise duties seen in Europe, which is the main reason Honduran fuel undercuts the world average.
The Currency Factor
The Honduran lempira (HNL) trades on a managed crawling peg against the US dollar and has drifted gradually weaker over the years. Since fuel is invoiced in dollars before being sold in lempiras, any slide in the currency pushes local prices up even when the global oil price holds steady. This is a quiet but persistent upward pressure that Honduran drivers feel over time, and it helps explain why the latest figures sit near the top of the historical range.
A Decade of Prices: From Pandemic Lows to Today's Highs
Looking back over the period from July 2016 to June 2026, the average price of gasoline in Honduras was about $0.979 per liter. The cheapest moment on record came on 27 April 2020, when prices collapsed to $0.648 per liter as the COVID-19 pandemic gutted global oil demand. The most expensive point is very recent: $1.429 per liter on 25 May 2026.
The trajectory tells a clear story. Today's $1.316 is well above the ten-year average and within striking distance of the all-time peak, reflecting both firmer global crude prices and the steady softening of the lempira. Honduran fuel has not been "cheap" relative to its own history for some time now.
How Honduras Compares
Within Central America, Honduras lands close to its neighbors. Drivers can see how it stacks up against Nicaragua, another import-dependent economy facing similar logistics costs. For a sharper contrast, Canada is a major oil producer with very different price dynamics, while Turkey shows how steep taxes and a volatile currency can drive pump prices far higher. At the cheaper end, oil-rich Suriname offers another regional reference point. You can browse the full picture on our world fuel prices page.
FAQ
How much does gas cost in Honduras right now?
A liter of gasoline costs about $1.316, equal to roughly 35.23 HNL per liter or about $4.98 for a US gallon. Diesel is slightly cheaper at $1.235 per liter.
Why is fuel cheaper in Honduras than the world average?
Honduras applies lower fuel excise taxes than high-tax regions like Europe. Even though it imports all of its fuel, the modest tax structure keeps the pump price (number 62 of 170 countries) below the global average of $1.484 per liter.
Does Honduras produce its own oil?
No. Honduras has no domestic crude production and imports all of its refined gasoline and diesel. This makes local prices sensitive to international oil markets and to the value of the lempira against the US dollar.