Central America domain prices and requirements: .hn, .gt, .sv, .ni, .cr, .pa and .bz

For a quick choice, .bz has the lowest listed annual price in this comparison, .co.cr is the lower-cost Costa Rica option, and .hn combines a direct country ending with a one-year minimum. Guatemala and Panama require a two-year initial term on the options shown, while El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica can involve documents or manual review. Use the table to shortlist a domain, then open its product page because live pricing and registry rules can change.

Central America ccTLD comparison

Country	Domain	Annual registration	Renewal	Minimum initial total	Requirements
Honduras	.hn	$70.00	$70.00	$70.00 for 1 year	Open profile; confirm reserved names
Honduras	.com.hn	$70.00	$70.00	$70.00 for 1 year	Commercial second level; confirm reserved names
Guatemala	.gt	$111.88	$111.88	$223.76 for 2 years	Two-year minimum
Guatemala	.com.gt	$80.00	Confirm current renewal	$160.00 for 2 years	Two-year minimum
El Salvador	.sv	$127.99	$127.99	$127.99 plus applicable service	Local presence and documents; annual trustee $51.99 when applicable
El Salvador	.com.sv	$138.00	Confirm current renewal	$276.00 for 2 years plus applicable service	Documents and manual review; local-contact solution may be available
Nicaragua	.ni	$1,298.51	$1,298.51	$1,298.51 for 1 year	Documents, manual review and use restrictions
Nicaragua	.com.ni	$139.00	$139.00	$139.00 for 1 year	Documents and manual review
Costa Rica	.cr	$143.09	$143.09	$143.09 for 1 year	Identity or applicant documents; manual review
Costa Rica	.co.cr	$57.09	$57.09	$57.09 for 1 year	Identity or applicant documents; manual review
Panama	.pa	$160.14	$160.14	$320.28 for 2 years plus applicable service	Two-year minimum; trustee listed at $7.08 yearly
Panama	.com.pa	$60.00	Confirm current renewal	$120.00 for 2 years	Manual review; local-contact option may apply
Belize	.bz	$25.87	$25.87	$25.87 for 1 year	Open profile

Best choice by business use

• Lowest listed annual cost: .bz is the lowest amount in this set and can serve a Belize project or a brand use where the ending makes sense.
• Direct Honduras identity: .hn is concise, has a one-year minimum in the current catalog and avoids a second-level label.
• Lower-cost Costa Rica option: .co.cr costs less than .cr in the current catalog but is longer and still requires applicant review.
• Commercial Guatemala or Panama: .com.gt and .com.pa communicate commercial use, but budget for the two-year initial term and confirm renewal.
• Nicaragua budget control: .com.ni is far less expensive than direct .ni in the current catalog. Both require attention to applicant documents and review.
• El Salvador with no local contact: Do not assume trustee is included. Confirm eligibility, documents, annual trustee cost and ownership structure before checkout.

Registration price and renewal are separate decisions

A low first-year or annual display does not describe the full ownership cost. Calculate the minimum initial term, setup or trustee services, renewal amount, currency conversion and the internal work needed to keep contacts and documents current. For a three-year comparison, add the initial required term and the renewals that occur inside that window rather than multiplying one promotional number.

What the registry may review

Country domains are not governed by one universal eligibility rule. Honduras and Belize are comparatively open in the current profile, while El Salvador can require local presence and documents. Nicaragua and Costa Rica may require applicant documents and manual review, and Panama or Guatemala can impose multi-year terms. Reserved names, government terms and sector-specific restrictions can still apply even when a profile is described as open.

Trustee: available, required and included are different claims

A trustee or local-contact service may help an eligible applicant satisfy an administrative-presence rule when registry policy permits it. Availability does not mean it is required for every applicant, and required does not mean included in the registration price. Confirm who will be listed, which rights remain with the customer, annual fees, termination conditions and transfer procedure before ordering.

A five-minute buying checklist

1. Open the exact product page: Check the live registration, renewal, transfer and minimum-term fields for the specific second level.
2. Confirm the applicant: Determine whether the registrant is an individual, local company, foreign company, institution or trademark owner.
3. Prepare evidence: Collect identity, company and authorization documents before a manual-review order.
4. Price the complete term: Include minimum years, renewal, setup and trustee where applicable.
5. Assign operations: Name the owner for renewal alerts, DNS, email authentication and registry contact updates.