Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Guatemala
Guatemala: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 37.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Guatemala, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 37.1% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 430.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Guatemala peaked at 37.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2018.
That places Guatemala 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.4% | — |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -69.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +430.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 9.2% | 28.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Guatemala?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Guatemala was 37.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Guatemala ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.