Guatemala recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 27.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Guatemala averaged 28.01 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 50.45 percent of GDP in 1990 and a record low of 20.04 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Consejo Monetario Centroamericano

Government Debt to GDP in Guatemala is expected to reach 28.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Guatemala Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 29.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 30.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 46.00 Aug 2025
Fiscal Expenditure 11897.30 9619.20 GTQ Million Jun 2025
Government Budget -1.01 -1.25 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -4535.60 -1425.30 GTQ Million Jun 2025
Government Debt to GDP 27.90 27.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 7361.60 8193.90 GTQ Million Jun 2025
Government Spending 63721.30 63130.78 GTQ Million Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 415.20 437.60 USD Million Dec 2024



Guatemala Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
27.90 27.20 50.45 20.04 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly