Foreign debt rose 13.6% to USD 26,591 bil in Guatemala in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Guatemala reached an all time high of USD 26,591 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 193 bil in 1970. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, foreign debt in Belize amounted to USD 1,378 bil, USD 18,061 bil in El Salvador, USD 9,767 bil in Honduras and USD 11,691 bil in Nicaragua in 2019.
Guatemala has been ranked 39th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD bil | 1,280 | 1,290 | 1,339 | 1,349 | 1,378 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | 23,589 | 25,563 | 25,616 | 28,369 | 29,801 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | 15,570 | 16,567 | 17,179 | 16,725 | 17,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | 20,378 | 21,130 | 23,265 | 24,275 | 25,035 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | 7,627 | 7,614 | 8,742 | 9,167 | 9,745 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 530,515 | 544,177 | 578,105 | 606,454 | 610,189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | 11,513 | 12,198 | 12,707 | 13,003 | 13,192 | ||||||||||||||||
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