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Guatemala: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1923–2025 · 103 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2025
14.6%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
+1.1 pointsfrom 13.5%
Average, 2016–2025
13.8%10 years
Record high and low
16.9% (1981)low 6.16% (1925)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202514.6
202413.5
202313.8
202214.2
202113.7
202015.3
201913.5
201813.2
201712.9
201612.9

Sources

  • Mitchell1923–1992
  • Central American Monetary Council (historical)1960–2017
  • World Development Indicators1990–2023
  • ECLAC2001–2018
  • Central American Monetary Council2001–2025
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics2014–2024

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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