Bolivia vs Guatemala
Bolivia vs Guatemala: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 83.3% of GDP in Bolivia and 26.7% of GDP in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 56.6 percentage points, or 3.12 times that in Guatemala.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 30 and Guatemala ranked 134 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Bolivia at 82.3% of GDP and Guatemala at 30.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Bolivia | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.3 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | 27.2 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 29 |
| 2021 | 68.7 | 30.6 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 31.5 |
| 2019 | 48.9 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | 44.2 | 26.4 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 25.1 |
| 2016 | 38.2 | 24.9 |
| 2015 | 34 | 24.8 |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 24.7 |
| 2013 | 31 | 25 |
| 2012 | 30.7 | 24.6 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 23.8 |
| 2010 | 32.8 | 24 |
| 2009 | 34.1 | 22.8 |
| 2008 | 32.4 | 19.6 |
| 2007 | 35.5 | 20.8 |
| 2006 | 48.6 | 20.9 |
| 2005 | 73.2 | 20 |
| 2004 | 80.6 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 85.5 | 19.8 |
| 2002 | 77.2 | 17.4 |
| 2001 | 74.4 | 19.1 |
| 2000 | 66.5 | 18 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Bolivia | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100.2 | 27.5 |
| 2027 | 95.1 | 28.4 |
| 2028 | 93 | 29.2 |
| 2029 | 88.9 | 29.7 |
| 2030 | 85.3 | 30.2 |
| 2031 | 82.3 | 30.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023