Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 8.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Guatemala, 2005–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 8.5% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 199.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Guatemala peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 92nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.0% | — |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +15.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 48% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 1.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Guatemala?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Guatemala was 8.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 92nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).