Public debt per capita in Guatemala

In 2025, public debt per capita in Guatemala was 4,130 $, up from 3,788 $ in 2024. Explore the historical series and compare Guatemala with other economies below.
Public debt per capita
Gross debt of the general government, in current international dollars
Guatemala
Year$
20254 130
20243 788
20233 743
20223 771
20213 617
20203 447
20192 841
20182 626
20172 397
20162 311
20152 259
20142 183
20132 122
20122 013
20111 895
20101 836
20091 707
20081 480
20071 523
20061 430
20051 290
20041 271
20031 182
20021 014
20011 083
2000990
How Guatemala compares
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Public debt per capita
About this indicator
This indicator measures general government gross debt per capita, expressed in current international dollars. Debt includes liabilities that require payment of interest and/or principal in the future. It follows the IMF World Economic Outlook definition of government debt, under the IMF Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) framework. Debt is gross, that is, it is not net of government financial assets.
This metric shows the total stock of these consolidated gross liabilities divided by the country's total population, giving a clear sense of how much public debt corresponds to each resident on average. Amounts are gross, meaning government financial assets are not subtracted from the total.
Values are converted using purchasing power parity (PPP) so that cross-country comparisons accurately reflect differences in local price levels and cost of living rather than market exchange rate fluctuations.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the IMF World Economic Outlook.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.