Relationship dossier
Honduras
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Trade and development cooperation alongside shared migration policy concerns
Honduras toward Mexico
+30Honduras participates in the Mexico-Central America Free Trade Agreement, providing a durable framework for trade with Mexico. The extent of additional Honduran government cooperation with Mexico on development and migration is unclear.
Mexico toward Honduras
+35Mexico has supported development programs in Honduras, including Sembrando Vida, and participates in the Mexico-Central America Free Trade Agreement with Honduras. The scale and continuing implementation of development cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes a durable trade framework and concrete Mexican development assistance in Honduras. These provide a basis for sustained cooperation, while migration remains a major shared policy concern and the extent of coordination on it is uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Honduras and Mexico have cooperated through trade arrangements and development initiatives. Honduras participates in the Mexico-Central America Free Trade Agreement, and Mexico has supported development programs in Honduras, including Sembrando Vida. Migration is also a major bilateral policy concern, though the scope of government cooperation and any disagreements over its implementation are unclear.
Key developments
The Mexico-Central America Free Trade Agreement entered into force for Honduras and Mexico, creating a shared trade framework.
Mexico extended Sembrando Vida development programming to Honduras.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuing implementation of bilateral development cooperation are unclear.
- Details of government coordination on migration policy are limited.