Government budget balance fell 11.8% to -7.93 in Guatemala in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, government budget balance in Guatemala reached an all time high of 0.127 in 1992 and an all time low of -10.9 in 2011.
Guatemala has been ranked 41st within the group of 84 countries we follow in terms of government budget balance, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Government Budget Balance (Local Currency) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Belize | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Costa Rica | -2,056 | -2,490 | -2,542 | -2,750 | -3,028 | |||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | -0.612 | -0.589 | -0.748 | -0.804 | -0.851 | |||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | -7.09 | -7.93 | -10.5 | -12.9 | -15.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Honduras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Mexico | -517 | -619 | -658 | -685 | -716 | |||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
USA | -782 | -1,040 | -1,194 | -1,198 | -1,253 |