Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Guatemala

Guatemala: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 35.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
35.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
111th
of 187 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2021
All-time low
10.1%
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Guatemala, 1960–2021

10203040196019902021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Guatemala is 35.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Guatemala peaked at 35.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.

Guatemala ranks 111th of 187 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.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Guatemala, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 10.1%
1961 10.5% +4.2%
1962 10.2% -2.5%
1963 10.6% +3.7%
1964 11.8% +11.2%
1965 12.8% +8.5%
1966 13.2% +3.2%
1967 14.1% +6.9%
1968 13.6% -3.7%
1969 13.7% +0.6%
1970 12.7% -7.3%
1971 12.7% -0.3%
1972 12.9% +2.4%
1973 11.9% -8.1%
1974 12.7% +6.3%
1975 12.5% -1.0%
1976 12.3% -2.1%
1977 12.6% +2.9%
1978 14.3% +13.3%
1979 15.1% +5.7%
1980 16.2% +7.3%
1981 16.7% +2.7%
1982 17.6% +5.8%
1983 19.2% +9.0%
1984 20.4% +6.4%
1985 19.1% -6.6%
1986 14.8% -22.3%
1987 16.5% +11.3%
1988 16.3% -1.4%
1989 15.5% -4.5%
1990 14.2% -8.8%
1991 11.9% -15.7%
1992 14.5% +21.1%
1993 13.9% -4.0%
1994 15.0% +8.1%
1995 19.3% +28.3%
1996 19.0% -1.6%
1997 18.5% -2.2%
1998 20.5% +10.7%
1999 20.7% +0.8%
2000 19.8% -4.4%
2001 22.1% +11.8%
2002 20.9% -5.4%
2003 26.0% +24.4%
2004 26.0% -0.0%
2005 25.1% -3.4%
2006 28.2% +12.2%
2007 28.0% -0.5%
2008 27.2% -2.9%
2009 25.3% -7.2%
2010 23.7% -6.0%
2011 23.4% -1.4%
2012 31.6% +35.1%
2013 32.6% +2.9%
2014 32.9% +1.2%
2015 34.7% +5.2%
2016 35.1% +1.4%
2017 34.6% -1.6%
2018 34.5% -0.2%
2019 33.6% -2.7%
2020 35.3% +5.1%
2021 35.3% +0.1%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 35.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 35.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.9%, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.1% 10.1% 14.1% 10
1970s 13.0% 11.9% 15.1% 10
1980s 17.2% 14.8% 20.4% 10
1990s 16.7% 11.9% 20.7% 10
2000s 24.9% 19.8% 28.2% 10
2010s 31.7% 23.4% 35.1% 10
2020s 35.3% 35.3% 35.3% 2

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 108 Maldives 37.7% compare
  2. 109 Botswana 36.7% compare
  3. 110 Uzbekistan 35.8% compare
  4. 112 Albania 33.2% compare
  5. 113 Indonesia 31.9% compare
  6. 114 Latvia 31.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Guatemala?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Guatemala was 35.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Guatemala ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).