Dominican Republic vs Guatemala

Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59% of GDP in Dominican Republic and 26.7% of GDP in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 32.3 percentage points, or 2.21 times that in Guatemala.

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% of GDP · IMF

Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59% of GDP in Dominican Republic and 26.7% of GDP in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 32.3 percentage points, or 2.21 times that in Guatemala.
Dominican RepublicGuatemalaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Dominican Republic has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Guatemala.
  • In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 61 and Guatemala ranked 134 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Dominican Republic at 50.4% of GDP and Guatemala at 30.6% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearDominican RepublicGuatemala
20255926.7
202458.826.3
202360.527.2
202259.629
202162.830.6
202071.831.5
201953.526.4
201850.826.4
201749.525.1
201646.724.9
201544.824.8
20144524.7
201346.825
201242.424.6
201139.123.8
201037.424
200936.822.8
200833.619.6
200732.920.8
20063620.9
200538.320
200434.420.6
200348.219.8
200221.517.4
200120.419.1
200016.718
199916–
199813.3–
199713.9–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDominican RepublicGuatemala
202657.227.5
202755.328.4
202854.329.2
202953.429.7
203052.330.2
203150.430.6

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.

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