Guatemala recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 26.88 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Guatemala averaged 27.63 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 50.45 percent of GDP in 1990 and a record low of 19.46 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 2026, 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 29.40 percent of GDP in 2027 and 32.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 48.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 11993.80 9562.70 GTQ Million Mar 2026
Government Budget -1.88 -0.96 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -242.30 -1294.30 GTQ Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 26.88 25.96 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 11751.50 8268.40 GTQ Million Mar 2026
Government Spending 63721.30 63130.78 GTQ Million Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 632.90 453.50 USD Million Dec 2025


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
26.88 25.96 50.45 19.46 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly