Guatemala

Government debt in Guatemala

Government debt in Guatemala: 18% of GDP in 2000 and 26.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
26.7% of GDP
Since 2000
+8.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
134 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
30.6% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in GuatemalaGovernment debt in Guatemala: 18% of GDP in 2000 and 26.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 30.6% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 30.6% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 31.5% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 17.4% of GDP in 2002.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearGuatemala
202526.7
202426.3
202327.2
202229
202130.6
202031.5
201926.4
201826.4
201725.1
201624.9
201524.8
201424.7
201325
201224.6
201123.8
201024
200922.8
200819.6
200720.8
200620.9
200520
200420.6
200319.8
200217.4
200119.1
200018
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGuatemala
202627.5
202728.4
202829.2
202929.7
203030.2
203130.6

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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