Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP was -2.84 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Guatemala, 1996–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded -2.84 for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Guatemala peaked at 0.0371 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -4.91, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0371 | — |
| 1997 | -0.7899 | -2230.9% |
| 1998 | -2.29 | +190.1% |
| 1999 | -2.96 | +29.3% |
| 2000 | -1.88 | -36.6% |
| 2001 | -2 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | -1.03 | -48.5% |
| 2003 | -2.47 | +139.2% |
| 2004 | -1.05 | -57.6% |
| 2005 | -1.67 | +59.4% |
| 2006 | -1.88 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -25.3% |
| 2008 | -1.57 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | -3.12 | +98.8% |
| 2010 | -3.28 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | -2.8 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | -2.42 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | -2.16 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | -1.92 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | -1.47 | -23.4% |
| 2016 | -1.11 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | -1.38 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | -1.88 | +35.9% |
| 2019 | -2.24 | +18.9% |
| 2020 | -4.91 | +119.6% |
| 2021 | -1.16 | -76.3% |
| 2022 | -1.7 | +45.9% |
| 2023 | -1.25 | -26.2% |
| 2024 | -0.9603 | -23.3% |
| 2025 | -2.61 | +171.4% |
| 2026 | -2.66 | +2.2% |
| 2027 | -2.9 | +8.9% |
| 2028 | -2.82 | -2.9% |
| 2029 | -2.77 | -1.5% |
| 2030 | -2.84 | +2.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's -2.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.17, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's -2.84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.19, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -2230.9% | 0.0371 | -0.7899 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5 | -2.96 | 0.0371 | 4 |
| 2000s | -1.81 | -3.12 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.07 | -3.28 | -1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.37 | -4.91 | -0.9603 | 10 |
| 2030s | -2.84 | -2.84 | -2.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More external debt data for Guatemala
- Net financial flows, IBRD 103.52 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Use of IMF credit 837.73 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.07 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 603.48 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 1.9% (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -161.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Guatemala?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Guatemala was -2.84 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0371 in 1996.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.91 in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October