Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 22.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Guatemala, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guatemala stood at 22.8%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guatemala peaked at 24.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Guatemala ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 16.1% | — |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 12.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 0.0% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guatemala?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Guatemala was 22.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’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 registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.