Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guatemala
Guatemala: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 31.94 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
31.94 billion
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
109th
of 178 countries
All-time high
31.94 billion
in 2008
All-time low
-4.26 billion
in 1996
Years of data
59
1950–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guatemala, 1950–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 31.94 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 915.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guatemala peaked at 31.94 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -4.26 billion, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.20 million | — |
| 1951 | 39.70 million | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 43.70 million | +10.1% |
| 1953 | 42.00 million | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 40.40 million | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 56.50 million | +39.9% |
| 1956 | 72.10 million | +27.6% |
| 1957 | 71.00 million | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 46.30 million | -34.8% |
| 1959 | 42.80 million | -7.6% |
| 1960 | 48.40 million | +13.1% |
| 1961 | 44.50 million | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 31.20 million | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 42.40 million | +35.9% |
| 1964 | 38.90 million | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 34.00 million | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 24.00 million | -29.4% |
| 1967 | 19.60 million | -18.3% |
| 1968 | 24.30 million | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 35.10 million | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 65.40 million | +86.3% |
| 1971 | 77.40 million | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 125.00 million | +61.5% |
| 1973 | 201.50 million | +61.2% |
| 1974 | 180.60 million | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 265.50 million | +47.0% |
| 1976 | 450.00 million | +69.5% |
| 1977 | 601.80 million | +33.7% |
| 1978 | 666.00 million | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 641.10 million | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 348.50 million | -45.6% |
| 1981 | -63.90 million | -118.3% |
| 1982 | -196.30 million | +207.2% |
| 1983 | -640.40 million | +226.2% |
| 1984 | -968.50 million | +51.2% |
| 1985 | -931.40 million | -3.8% |
| 1986 | -742.20 million | -20.3% |
| 1987 | -819.80 million | +10.5% |
| 1988 | -588.70 million | -28.2% |
| 1989 | -586.00 million | -0.5% |
| 1990 | -1.16 billion | +97.8% |
| 1991 | -536.21 million | -53.7% |
| 1992 | -457.42 million | -14.7% |
| 1993 | -539.63 million | +18.0% |
| 1994 | -1.87 billion | +247.4% |
| 1995 | -3.73 billion | +98.9% |
| 1996 | -4.26 billion | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 1.67 billion | -139.3% |
| 1998 | 3.15 billion | +88.0% |
| 1999 | 2.77 billion | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 6.73 billion | +142.7% |
| 2001 | 9.08 billion | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 9.15 billion | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.03 billion | +130.0% |
| 2004 | 24.48 billion | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 25.36 billion | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 27.92 billion | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 28.48 billion | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 31.94 billion | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.27 million | 38.20 million | 72.10 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.24 million | 19.60 million | 48.40 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 327.43 million | 65.40 million | 666.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | -518.87 million | -968.50 million | 348.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | -495.88 million | -4.26 billion | 3.15 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.46 billion | 6.73 billion | 31.94 billion | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guatemala?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Guatemala was 31.94 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31.94 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.26 billion in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 915.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.