Guatemala — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1923–2025 · 103 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Guatemala, the central government deficit reading stood at −1.88% of GDP in 2025. Against −0.59% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.29 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −1.62% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1923–2025
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Latest observations
2005–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.88 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -0.59 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -1.11 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -1.46 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.07 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | -4.22 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.19 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1.74 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -1.07 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.85 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.44 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -1.97 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -0.43 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.37 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -2.79 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -3.35 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -1.61 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -1.46 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -1.99 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.