Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Guatemala
Guatemala: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 36.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 36.7% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Guatemala peaked at 36.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.
Guatemala ranks 97th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 11.8% | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 13.6% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 13.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 15.1% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 36.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 36.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 14.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 11.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 19.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 23.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.1% | 36.7% | 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 to private sector by banks in Guatemala?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Guatemala was 36.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Guatemala ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.