Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 8.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.5%
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
92nd
of 128 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2020
All-time low
1.7%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Guatemala, 2005–2020

24682005201220202005: 6 %2006: 4.7 %2007: 4 %2008: 2.6 %2009: 3.1 %2010: 2.8 %2011: 1.7 %2012: 3.2 %2013: 3.9 %2014: 5.2 %2015: 4.4 %2016: 5.4 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 5.7 %2019: 7.3 %2020: 8.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Guatemala, 2005 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 89 Albania 9.1% compare
  2. 90 Guinea-Bissau 8.8% compare
  3. 91 Armenia 8.8% compare
  4. 93 Benin 8.2% compare
  5. 94 Niger 8.0% compare
  6. 95 Dominica 7.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,230 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

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).