Liquid liabilities to GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 48.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Guatemala, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Guatemala is 48.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Guatemala peaked at 49.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.
Guatemala ranks 121st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 12.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 18.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 18.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 23.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 38.0% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Guatemala
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 471.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 220.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.7% (2025)
- Broad money 60.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 7.68 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Guatemala?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Guatemala was 48.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.