In 2023, the public debt that Guatemala's central government owed to foreign creditors equaled 12.2 percent of the country's GDP. Throughout the whole analyzed period, the volume of external debt in relation to GDP remained quite steady at a range of between 11.1 and 14.8 percent.
External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Guatemala from 2000 to 2023
Characteristic
Foreign debt as share of GDP
2023
12.2%
2022
11.8%
2021
12.9%
2020
13.6%
2019
11.8%
2018
12.4%
2017
11.6%
2016
12.3%
2015
12.2%
2014
11.6%
2013
13.3%
2012
12.4%
2011
11.5%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (September 16, 2024). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Guatemala from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057080/guatemala-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Guatemala from 2000 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057080/guatemala-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). External debt as percentage of gross domestic product in Guatemala from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1057080/guatemala-government-external-debt-share-gdp/
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