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Honduras's budget execution stood at only 35% through mid-2026, according to watchdog ASJ, leaving shortfalls in medicines, school infrastructure, and other key services, though Finance Minister Emilio Hércules put the figure above 42%.

Civil-society groups say drug purchases and free-tuition programs are at risk because budget execution has fallen below 40%, starving key public health and education initiatives of funds.

Finance Minister Emilio Hernández Hércules reported that Honduras has executed more than 42% of its 48-billion-lempira budget (about $1.9 billion) two and a half months after its April approval, with spending focused on infrastructure, health, and upcoming housing programs through Banhprovi.

Honduras has spent only L15.8 billion (about $635 million) of a L46.8 billion public investment budget in the first seven months of 2026, with roads leading at 54.9% execution while energy, transport, health, and education sectors lag well below 20%.

Honduras executed only 33.4% of its national budget in the first half of 2026, a shortfall economists attribute to Congress's late April approval, which delayed state investment in health, education, and infrastructure.

Economist and former congressman Aníbal Cálix said public investment moved too slowly in the first half of 2026 and called for structural reforms at ENEE, the state power utility, to improve its financial performance and grid reliability.

Honduras has spent only 34% of its 444-billion-lempira (about $16.8 billion) 2026 budget through June, with economists attributing the lag to late congressional approval and urging faster execution in priority areas like health, education, and productive investment.

Family remittances made up 52 cents of every dollar in Honduras's national income during the first half of 2026, while budget execution reached only 35 percent, according to the Finance Ministry.

Economist Henry Rodríguez says Honduras's budget execution is tracking at only 32% through June due to delays in budget approval and cabinet formation, with 26.2% committed to salaries and 27% to debt service, leaving little room for public investment.