Central government debt, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Central government debt, total was 25.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Guatemala, 1990–2013
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2013, central government debt, total in Guatemala stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Guatemala peaked at 25.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1996.
Guatemala ranks 75th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 17.8% | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 11.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.6% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 72 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.8% compare
- 73 Türkiye 26.6% compare
- 74 Solomon Islands 26.0%
- 76 Switzerland 22.3% compare
- 77 Kazakhstan 20.9%
- 78 Botswana 19.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 7,885 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 763.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Guatemala?
- Central government debt, total in Guatemala was 25.2% in 2013, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for central government debt, total?
- Guatemala ranks 75th out of 83 countries with data for 2013.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.