Gold vs. the Honduran lempira

How much Honduran lempira it took to buy one ounce of gold then, and how much it takes today.

What the Honduran lempira lost against gold in 20 years

90 %

One ounce cost L 11,072.59 in Oct 2006. Today it costs L 106,806.

Ago	Ounce then	In USD then	Ounce today	×	Purchasing power lost
1 years (Oct 2025)	L 106,353	US$ 4,058.00	L 106,806	1.0×	0 %
5 years (Oct 2021)	L 42,803.73	US$ 1,777.00	L 106,806	2.5×	60 %
10 years (Oct 2016)	L 29,244.24	US$ 1,267.00	L 106,806	3.7×	73 %
20 years (Oct 2006)	L 11,072.59	US$ 586.00	L 106,806	9.6×	90 %

"Purchasing power lost" = how much less gold the same amount of money buys today. Then: monthly average (World Bank and BIS). Today: current spot price. Does not include consumer-price inflation.

Updated: Oct 30, 2026 10:59 UTC · 1 USD = 26.8444 HNL (market reference, ExchangeRate-API)

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