Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Guatemala

Gross national savings in Guatemala in 2024 — 19.3%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 146. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2024 19.3% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 87of 146
Period maximum 19.6%2023
Period minimum 7.5%1984

Trend over time

1977–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Guatemala, 1977–2024510152019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 19.5%1978: 17.4%1979: 16.1%1980: 14%1981: 10.6%1982: 9.7%1983: 8.6%1984: 7.5%1985: 8.9%1986: 9.9%1987: 7.7%1988: 8.5%1989: 9.2%1990: 10.2%1991: 12.3%1992: 11.5%1993: 11%1994: 10.8%1995: 11.1%1996: 9.8%1997: 10.1%1998: 12%1999: 11.8%2000: 12.5%2001: 10%2002: 13.7%2003: 14.3%2004: 15.7%2005: 13.8%2006: 14.4%2007: 14.5%2008: 11.6%2009: 12.8%2010: 11.6%2011: 11.1%2012: 11.6%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.8%2015: 13.6%2016: 14.8%2017: 14.8%2018: 14.7%2019: 16.7%2020: 18.5%2021: 18.9%2022: 17.8%2023: 19.6%2024: 19.3%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 19.3%
World 26.1%
Central America computed 18.9%
Gross national savings — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.3 −0.3 pp
2023 19.6 +1.8 pp
2022 17.8 −1.1 pp
2021 18.9 +0.4 pp
2020 18.5 +1.9 pp
2019 16.7 +2 pp
2018 14.7 −0.1 pp
2017 14.8 −0 pp
2016 14.8 +1.2 pp
2015 13.6 +1.8 pp
2014 11.8 +0.2 pp
2013 11.6 +0 pp
2012 11.6 +0.4 pp
2011 11.1 −0.5 pp
2010 11.6 −1.2 pp
2009 12.8 +1.2 pp
2008 11.6 −2.9 pp
2007 14.5 +0.1 pp
2006 14.4 +0.6 pp
2005 13.8 −1.9 pp
2004 15.7 +1.3 pp
2003 14.3 +0.6 pp
2002 13.7 +3.7 pp
2001 10 −2.5 pp
2000 12.5 +0.7 pp
1999 11.8 −0.2 pp
1998 12 +1.9 pp
1997 10.1 +0.3 pp
1996 9.8 −1.4 pp
1995 11.1 +0.3 pp
1994 10.8 −0.2 pp
1993 11 −0.5 pp
1992 11.5 −0.9 pp
1991 12.3 +2.2 pp
1990 10.2 +1 pp
1989 9.2 +0.7 pp
1988 8.5 +0.8 pp
1987 7.7 −2.2 pp
1986 9.9 +1 pp
1985 8.9 +1.4 pp
1984 7.5 −1.1 pp
1983 8.6 −1.1 pp
1982 9.7 −0.9 pp
1981 10.6 −3.4 pp
1980 14 −2.1 pp
1979 16.1 −1.3 pp
1978 17.4 −2.1 pp
1977 19.5

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.