Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Guatemala
Guatemala: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Guatemala is 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Guatemala peaked at 0.0582 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0209 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0259 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 1974 | 0.015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0179 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0218 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 0.03 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0356 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0555 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.1% |
| 1987 | 0.052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0371 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0346 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0514 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0293 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0248 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0208 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0231 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0208 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +84.2% |
| 2005 | 0.039 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0428 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.044 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0552 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.3% |
| 2015 | 0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0466 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0582 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0264 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0448 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0195 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0433 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +121.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0246 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0283 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0582 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0448 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 96 Chad 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Guinea 0.0175 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Madagascar 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Solomon Islands 0.0164 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Comoros 0.0153 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Guatemala
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -57.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -3.12 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,488 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -139.95 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -161.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 18.34 billion US dollar (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 797.75 million DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Guatemala?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Guatemala was 0.0173 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0582 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Guatemala rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.