Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala
Guatemala: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -272.40 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala, 2008–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala stood at -272.40 million. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala peaked at -78.94 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, -272.40 million, in 2025.
Guatemala ranks 46th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -83.64 million | -86.89 million | -80.39 million | 2 |
| 2010s | -129.70 million | -168.20 million | -78.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -199.77 million | -272.40 million | -163.40 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 43 Mongolia -214.33 million compare
- 44 Kazakhstan, Republic of -245.07 million compare
- 45 Tunisia -263.59 million compare
- 47 El Salvador -283.53 million compare
- 48 Sri Lanka -297.44 million compare
- 49 Costa Rica -335.44 million compare
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Guatemala was -272.40 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -78.94 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -272.40 million in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Guatemala ranks 46th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, More than 1 and up to 3 months (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central G. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.