Interest payments in Guatemala
Guatemala: Interest payments was 14.01 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 14.01 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 117.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Guatemala peaked at 14.01 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 388.88 million current LCU, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 82nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 821.03 million current LCU | 388.88 million current LCU | 1.53 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 billion current LCU | 1.67 billion current LCU | 4.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.97 billion current LCU | 4.83 billion current LCU | 9.54 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.18 billion current LCU | 10.18 billion current LCU | 14.01 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Guatemala
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 11.6% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.9% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 51.9% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 12.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 3.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 12.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Guatemala?
- Interest payments in Guatemala was 14.01 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.01 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 388.88 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for interest payments?
- Guatemala ranks 82nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.