Ecuador vs Guatemala
Ecuador vs Guatemala: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 54.5% of GDP in Ecuador and 26.7% of GDP in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 27.8 percentage points, or 2.04 times that in Guatemala.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 70 and Guatemala ranked 134 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guatemala at 30.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.5 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 54.1 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | 54.5 | 27.2 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 29 |
| 2021 | 61.8 | 30.6 |
| 2020 | 63.6 | 31.5 |
| 2019 | 52.1 | 26.4 |
| 2018 | 49.5 | 26.4 |
| 2017 | 47.4 | 25.1 |
| 2016 | 46.1 | 24.9 |
| 2015 | 36.4 | 24.8 |
| 2014 | 28.2 | 24.7 |
| 2013 | 23.4 | 25 |
| 2012 | 19.3 | 24.6 |
| 2011 | 18.6 | 23.8 |
| 2010 | 18.4 | 24 |
| 2009 | 19.7 | 22.8 |
| 2008 | 24.9 | 19.6 |
| 2007 | 29.7 | 20.8 |
| 2006 | 33.1 | 20.9 |
| 2005 | 35.8 | 20 |
| 2004 | 40.2 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 47.2 | 19.8 |
| 2002 | 55 | 17.4 |
| 2001 | 63.8 | 19.1 |
| 2000 | – | 18 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 27.5 |
| 2027 | – | 28.4 |
| 2028 | – | 29.2 |
| 2029 | – | 29.7 |
| 2030 | – | 30.2 |
| 2031 | – | 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
Ecuador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023