Guatemala's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$452,710 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 84.72% from US$2.96 million in 2014 (17.13% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$452,710 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$680,280 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.96 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$142.2 million | 2006 |
| Lowest | −US$8.28 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.27 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$61.6 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Guatemala's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$579,290 on 2023 (from US$1.03 million to US$452,710).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +US$3.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$12.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$30.78 million in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was US$26.14 million in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Guatemala had the 27th highest value of the 27 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Guatemala in the 2024 ranking
- Marshall Islands — 24th of 27: US$20.5 million
- Papua New Guinea — 25th of 27: US$4.25 million
- Fiji — 26th of 27: US$3.43 million
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 27 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 452,710 |
| 2023 | 1,032,000 |
| 2022 | 1,852,560 |
| 2021 | 2,311,460 |
| 2020 | 1,127,670 |
| 2019 | 680,280 |
| 2018 | 2,957,230 |
| 2017 | 402,510 |
| 2016 | 277,120 |
| 2015 | 1,592,620 |
| 2014 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$58.66 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$454.14 million (2025)
- Aruba — −US$560,199 (2023)
- Barbados — −US$3.73 million (2017)
- Belize — US$10.63 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.97 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$216.06 million (2025)
- Chile — US$3.57 million (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$23.73 million (2025)
- Curaçao — US$6.33 million (2023)
- Dominica
More economic policy & debt data for Guatemala
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$32.75 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.13 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.6 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 68.49 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.46% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$107.5 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Guatemala's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$452,710 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 99.27% from US$61.6 million in 1995 (15.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$142.2 million in 2006 and the lowest −US$8.28 million in 2008.
- How does Guatemala rank?
- 27th highest of 27 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Guatemala?
- In 2024, Guatemala's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$579,290 on 2023 (from US$1.03 million to US$452,710). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +US$3.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$12.72 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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