How does Guatemala rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Guatemala ranks 84th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guatemala

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guatemala
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Guatemala: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

84th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.3597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1987

All-time low

0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.3597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

That places Guatemala 84th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1972	0.0895 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1973	0.0881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1974	0.083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1975	0.0872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1976	0.0851 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1977	0.0893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1978	0.1072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
1979	0.1219 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1980	0.1186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1981	0.1302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1982	0.164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.9%
1983	0.1841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1984	0.2307 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1985	0.2474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1986	0.3503 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.6%
1987	0.3597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1988	0.2958 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1989	0.2736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1990	0.3172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1991	0.256 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1992	0.222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1993	0.2027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1994	0.1935 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1995	0.1722 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1996	0.153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1997	0.1402 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1998	0.1373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1999	0.15 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2000	0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2001	0.1689 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
2002	0.1593 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2003	0.1644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2004	0.273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.0%
2005	0.2992 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2006	0.3171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2007	0.3167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2008	0.302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2009	0.3578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2010	0.3232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2011	0.2924 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2012	0.285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2013	0.3062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2014	0.3158 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2015	0.3096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2016	0.3019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2017	0.3061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2018	0.3054 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2019	0.2978 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2020	0.2918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2021	0.2787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2022	0.2526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2023	0.2364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2024	0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.092 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1219 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1944 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1373 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.25 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3044 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.258 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2918 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

81 Philippines 0.2435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
82 Turkey 0.2425 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
83 Cameroon 0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
85 Brazil 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
86 Samoa 0.2301 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
87 Argentina 0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guatemala?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Guatemala was 0.2304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 0.3597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0808 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Guatemala rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Guatemala ranks 84th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.