Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala

Guatemala: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1.12 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1.12
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 2014
All-time low
1.12
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, 2014–2020

00.250.50.7511.22014201720202014: 1.22015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala is 1.12, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

That places Guatemala 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Guatemala, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 1.15
2015 1.14 -1.1%
2016 1.14 -0.2%
2017 1.15 +1.3%
2018 1.15 -0.4%
2019 1.13 -1.8%
2020 1.12 -1.1%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 1.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9878, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 1.12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9886, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.14 1.13 1.15 6
2020s 1.12 1.12 1.12 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.4 compare
  2. 2 Mauritius 1.31 compare
  3. 3 Israel 1.23 compare
  4. 5 Greece 1.07 compare
  5. 6 Honduras 1.04
  6. 7 Türkiye 1.03 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala was 1.12 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 2014.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2020.
How does Guatemala rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Guatemala ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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