Domestic credit to private sector in Guatemala
Guatemala: Domestic credit to private sector was 35.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Guatemala, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 35.9% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Guatemala peaked at 35.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2002.
Guatemala ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.8% | — |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.6% | 28.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 24.0% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
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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 in Guatemala?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Guatemala was 35.9% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2002.
- How does Guatemala rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Guatemala ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.