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household debts in Guatemala

Gross debt in Guatemala

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Guatemala in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 3.7 billion and 24.5 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 25 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,454 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD




YearGuatemala totalGuatemala per capitaEU per capita
19983.68 bn USD333 USD14,079 USD
19994.03 bn USD356 USD14,032 USD
20003.98 bn USD344 USD11,232 USD
20013.88 bn USD327 USD11,255 USD
20023.83 bn USD316 USD12,258 USD
20034.60 bn USD370 USD15,286 USD
20045.06 bn USD399 USD17,595 USD
20055.57 bn USD430 USD18,327 USD
20066.28 bn USD475 USD18,877 USD
20077.05 bn USD523 USD20,898 USD
20087.63 bn USD555 USD24,086 USD
20098.60 bn USD614 USD25,361 USD
20109.90 bn USD694 USD26,496 USD
201111.27 bn USD776 USD29,231 USD
201212.30 bn USD832 USD28,174 USD
201313.34 bn USD887 USD29,981 USD
201414.34 bn USD937 USD30,648 USD
201515.50 bn USD995 USD25,918 USD
201616.54 bn USD1,045 USD26,261 USD
201718.02 bn USD1,120 USD27,024 USD
201819.45 bn USD1,190 USD28,448 USD
201920.48 bn USD1,233 USD27,168 USD
202024.51 bn USD1,454 USD30,783 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Guatemala       European Union


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