Relationship dossier
Honduras
United States
Relationship assessment
Substantial trade, migration, and security cooperation alongside recurring governance and policy tensions
Honduras toward United States
+35Honduras has cooperated with the United States on migration and regional security, including through bilateral initiatives addressing migration management. Honduras is also a party to CAFTA-DR, which provides a durable framework for trade with the United States.
United States toward Honduras
+40The United States has supported Honduras through security and development cooperation and has worked with the Honduran government on migration management. The United States and Honduras also participate in CAFTA-DR, a binding framework for bilateral trade.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in trade, security, development, and migration management. These ties are significant but do not remove recurring disputes and concerns related to governance, corruption, and Honduran security policy.
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 the United States maintain substantial cooperation on trade, migration, security, and development. The CAFTA-DR trade agreement provides a durable economic framework, while bilateral initiatives have addressed migration and regional security. Cooperation has coexisted with disagreements over governance, corruption, and aspects of security policy.
Areas of tension
- U.S. concerns about corruption and governance in Honduras
- Disagreements over Honduran security and extradition policy
Key developments
CAFTA-DR entered into force for Honduras, establishing a durable trade framework with the United States.
The United States and Honduras announced a joint declaration addressing migration and protection of migrants.
Honduras extradited former president Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of recent bilateral migration initiatives are unclear.
- The longer-term direction of Honduran policy on extradition and security cooperation is uncertain.