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What is Guatemala's public debt as a share of GDP?

According to the cited documents26.3% and 27.2%: press figureMacro and risk

Public debt / GDP

26.8%

Preliminary year-end2025Prensa Latina

26.8% of GDP at the preliminary close of 2025, against 26.3% in 2024 and 27.2% in 2023, per statements by Finance Minister Jonathan Menkos reported by Prensa Libre. It is among the lowest in Latin America, Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica sit well above, but it is the flip side of the lowest tax burden in the region (~12% of GDP): the state is solvent in part because it spends and invests little (ICEFI, CIEN).

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Public debt / GDP

Public debt / GDP
PeriodValue
202327.2%
202426.3%
Prensa Libre
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Sources

  • Prensa Latina

    Deuda pública de Guatemala llegó al 26.8% del PIB en 2025

    • Public debt / GDP
    prensa-latina.cuAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Prensa Libre

    Deuda pública sube a 26.8% del PIB y tres factores impulsaron su crecimiento

    • Public debt / GDP
    prensalibre.comAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • ICEFI

    Análisis del presupuesto aprobado 2026

    icefi.orgAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • CIEN

    Resumen ejecutivo del proyecto de presupuesto 2026

    cien.org.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source