Guatemala vs Paraguay: External debt stocks, total

Guatemala
27.06 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay
29.96 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Guatemala rank
43rd
Paraguay rank
41st

External debt stocks, total over time

  • Guatemala
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 29.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 27.06 billion DOD, current US$ in Guatemala, a difference of 2.90 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 41st of 121 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 491.08 million DOD, current US$ 383.29 million DOD, current US$ 107.79 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
1980s 2.27 billion DOD, current US$ 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ 434.81 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
1990s 3.25 billion DOD, current US$ 2.38 billion DOD, current US$ 875.84 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
2000s 8.79 billion DOD, current US$ 7.87 billion DOD, current US$ 918.94 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
2010s 19.73 billion DOD, current US$ 16.93 billion DOD, current US$ 2.81 billion DOD, current US$ Guatemala
2020s 25.73 billion DOD, current US$ 25.12 billion DOD, current US$ 614.60 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Guatemala or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 29.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 27.06 billion DOD, current US$ in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Guatemala and Paraguay?
2.90 billion DOD, current US$, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Paraguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Paraguay rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Guatemala ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 41st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.