Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala
Guatemala: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 45.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 45.9% for domestic credit provided by financial sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala peaked at 47.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 45th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.7% | — |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 27.2% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.1% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 43.6% | 47.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Guatemala was 45.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Guatemala ranks 45th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.