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 123rd of 186 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.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.8% | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 16.7% | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 17.9% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 18.4% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 19.6% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 23.0% | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 21.3% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 26.1% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 29.3% | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 21.2% | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -2.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 48.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.0%, 76% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 48.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +46.3% | 23.6% | 34.5% |
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 |
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 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 123rd out of 186 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.