Guatemala — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1923–2030 · 108 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Guatemala, the combined government deficit reading stood at −2.61% of GDP in 2025. Against −0.96% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.65 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −1.92% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1923–2030
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Latest observations

2009–2030

PeriodValue
2030-2.84 % of GDP
2029-2.77 % of GDP
2028-2.82 % of GDP
2027-2.9 % of GDP
2026-2.66 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2025-2.61 % of GDP
2024-0.96 % of GDP
2023-1.25 % of GDP
2022-1.7 % of GDP
2021-1.16 % of GDP
2020-4.91 % of GDP
2019-2.24 % of GDP
2018-1.88 % of GDP
2017-1.38 % of GDP
2016-1.11 % of GDP
2015-1.47 % of GDP
2014-1.92 % of GDP
2013-2.16 % of GDP
2012-2.42 % of GDP
2011-2.8 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.