Bank capital to total assets in Guatemala
Guatemala: Bank capital to total assets was 6.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Guatemala, 2001–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank capital to total assets in Guatemala stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Guatemala peaked at 10.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 25,214 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 14.65 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.00 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 23.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 23.90 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,279 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Guatemala?
- Bank capital to total assets in Guatemala was 6.5% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Guatemala ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.