Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -1.62 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Guatemala, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Guatemala stood at -1.62 billion.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Guatemala peaked at -485.00 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.14 billion, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 122nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -485.00 million | — |
| 2006 | -680.40 million | +40.3% |
| 2007 | -842.70 million | +23.9% |
| 2008 | -634.07 million | -24.8% |
| 2009 | -729.27 million | +15.0% |
| 2010 | -1.03 billion | +41.7% |
| 2011 | -1.30 billion | +26.1% |
| 2012 | -1.02 billion | -21.4% |
| 2013 | -1.24 billion | +20.6% |
| 2014 | -1.52 billion | +22.7% |
| 2015 | -1.49 billion | -2.0% |
| 2016 | -1.43 billion | -4.1% |
| 2017 | -1.50 billion | +5.3% |
| 2018 | -1.50 billion | +0.1% |
| 2019 | -1.40 billion | -6.5% |
| 2020 | -1.41 billion | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -2.14 billion | +51.8% |
| 2022 | -2.07 billion | -2.9% |
| 2023 | -1.93 billion | -6.9% |
| 2024 | -1.62 billion | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -674.29 million | -842.70 million | -485.00 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.34 billion | -1.52 billion | -1.02 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.83 billion | -2.14 billion | -1.41 billion | 5 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,279 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Guatemala?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Guatemala was -1.62 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was -485.00 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 billion in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.