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Economy of Guatemala vs Romania compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Guatemala has a GDP of $113B compared to $383B for Romania, ranking 67/197 and 43/197 by economy size, respectively.

Guatemala has $30B in government debt (27.2% of GDP), compared to $219B (61.6% of GDP) in Romania.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Guatemala
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Romania
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Guatemala Romania
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $1,043,599,900 $7,658,203,960 - -
1961 $1,076,699,900 $7,987,393,263 - -
1962 $1,143,600,000 $8,269,867,526 - -
1963 $1,262,800,000 $9,058,899,220 - -
1964 $1,299,099,900 $9,478,597,335 - -
1965 $1,331,399,900 $9,892,031,886 - -
1966 $1,390,700,000 $10,437,290,970 - -
1967 $1,453,500,000 $10,866,490,704 - -
1968 $1,610,500,000 $11,819,051,088 - -
1969 $1,715,399,900 $12,378,908,785 - -
1970 $1,904,000,000 $13,085,482,489 - -
1971 $1,984,800,000 $13,816,143,713 - -
1972 $2,101,300,000 $14,829,288,663 - -
1973 $2,569,200,100 $15,835,134,747 - -
1974 $3,161,499,900 $16,844,629,322 - -
1975 $3,645,900,000 $17,173,098,048 - -
1976 $4,365,300,200 $18,441,720,416 - -
1977 $5,480,500,200 $19,881,875,062 - -
1978 $6,070,600,200 $20,875,310,689 - -
1979 $6,902,600,200 $21,859,259,292 - -
1980 $7,878,700,000 $22,681,162,667 - -
1981 $8,607,500,300 $22,827,877,721 - -
1982 $8,716,999,700 $22,022,033,319 - -
1983 $9,050,000,400 $21,455,606,484 - -
1984 $9,470,000,100 $21,562,175,999 - -
1985 $9,721,652,087 $21,430,789,261 - -
1986 $7,231,963,516 $21,461,445,918 - -
1987 $7,084,399,840 $22,222,035,979 $38,067,567,568 -
1988 $7,841,602,824 $23,087,003,633 $40,424,528,302 -
1989 $8,410,724,361 $23,997,229,418 $41,450,777,202 -
1990 $7,650,196,845 $24,741,758,621 $38,247,882,300 $116,460,149,705
1991 $9,406,135,143 $25,646,873,697 $28,850,634,900 $101,415,582,149
1992 $10,440,781,588 $26,887,756,350 $25,121,666,667 $92,524,246,376
1993 $11,400,017,301 $27,943,674,019 $26,361,160,450 $93,938,788,973
1994 $12,983,233,311 $29,070,849,593 $30,072,805,104 $97,632,408,356
1995 $14,655,404,433 $30,509,434,395 $37,430,162,103 $103,718,335,743
1996 $15,674,835,615 $31,411,836,309 $36,937,074,278 $107,771,339,314
1997 $17,790,026,222 $32,782,677,100 $35,575,214,078 $102,545,439,457
1998 $19,395,491,993 $34,419,689,195 $41,696,091,974 $100,463,958,893
1999 $18,318,412,251 $35,743,836,044 $35,953,156,754 $100,085,550,636
2000 $19,288,929,030 $37,033,784,161 $37,253,739,511 $102,548,872,692
2001 $18,405,220,247 $37,897,624,902 $40,395,116,581 $107,900,062,083
2002 $20,444,205,991 $39,352,623,521 $46,065,502,703 $114,053,593,614
2003 $21,576,351,799 $40,360,199,305 $57,806,384,143 $116,723,756,275
2004 $23,577,298,095 $41,626,668,794 $74,973,656,852 $128,895,841,499
2005 $26,783,389,294 $42,990,369,673 $98,454,380,120 $134,912,890,211
2006 $29,744,246,827 $45,290,955,364 $122,023,735,993 $145,744,791,283
2007 $33,567,850,824 $48,161,368,707 $174,588,782,939 $156,287,689,281
2008 $38,503,720,224 $49,747,574,944 $214,315,932,061 $170,834,114,653
2009 $37,126,148,265 $49,984,820,187 $174,110,532,659 $161,409,698,529
2010 $40,676,578,423 $51,426,470,089 $170,064,350,672 $155,105,339,844
2011 $46,876,006,272 $53,567,820,416 $192,623,977,894 $162,078,238,595
2012 $49,593,929,487 $55,161,306,960 $179,117,323,107 $165,163,587,446
2013 $52,996,446,180 $57,199,417,424 $189,798,603,751 $165,624,017,080
2014 $57,852,152,955 $59,741,346,853 $199,722,319,676 $172,441,103,432
2015 $62,186,064,758 $62,186,064,758 $177,885,131,240 $177,885,131,240
2016 $66,053,403,364 $63,851,284,899 $185,290,759,249 $182,972,525,962
2017 $71,653,754,107 $65,817,809,509 $210,147,385,855 $197,967,999,561
2018 $73,328,365,862 $68,060,138,996 $243,468,683,030 $210,085,482,251
2019 $77,172,317,259 $70,794,725,915 $251,677,082,534 $218,327,690,029
2020 $77,719,464,221 $69,530,649,310 $252,033,792,712 $210,305,491,426
2021 $86,455,519,687 $75,122,098,204 $286,578,196,368 $221,968,423,308
2022 $95,641,441,235 $78,265,595,990 $296,354,358,293 $230,770,154,207
2023 $104,368,413,483 $81,030,842,140 $350,775,856,415 $236,318,495,899
2024 $113,199,586,004 $83,989,978,802 $382,767,571,329 $238,241,389,260

Economic indicators

Guatemala Romania
Gross domestic product
$113B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank
67/197
2024
43/197
2024
GDP growth
8.46%
2023-2024
9.12%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$6,150
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank
113/197
2024
58/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,369
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$30B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.2%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,628
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank
124/185
2024
49/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,583
2025
$13,200
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.1%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2023
2.4%
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14.9%
2025
39.2%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
2.87%
2023-2024
7.3%
2024-2025
Central bank interest rate
4.5%
2024
6.5%
2024
Unemployment rate
2.34%
2023
5.43%
2024
Population
18912872
18962595

GDP per capita in Guatemala vs Romania

Guatemala's GDP per capita is $6,150, ranking 113/197, compared to $20,072 in Romania, ranking 58/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Guatemala ranks 117th at $14,369, while Romania ranks 46th at $48,712.

Guatemala
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Romania
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Guatemala Romania
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $256.8 - - -
1961 $257.2 - - -
1962 $265.2 - - -
1963 $284.4 - - -
1964 $284.2 - - -
1965 $283 - - -
1966 $287.3 - - -
1967 $291.9 - - -
1968 $315 - - -
1969 $326 - - -
1970 $353 - - -
1971 $358 - - -
1972 $370 - - -
1973 $441 - - -
1974 $529 - - -
1975 $595 - - -
1976 $697 - - -
1977 $856 - - -
1978 $925 - - -
1979 $1,026 - - -
1980 $1,142 - - -
1981 $1,216 - - -
1982 $1,204 - - -
1983 $1,220 - - -
1984 $1,241 - - -
1985 $1,238 - - -
1986 $896 - - -
1987 $854 - $1,659 -
1988 $919 - $1,753 -
1989 $958 - $1,790 -
1990 $848 $3,330 $1,648 $5,277
1991 $1,014 $3,473 $1,254 $4,792
1992 $1,096 $3,626 $1,102 $4,512
1993 $1,166 $3,756 $1,158 $4,696
1994 $1,293 $3,886 $1,323 $4,992
1995 $1,421 $4,055 $1,650 $5,425
1996 $1,481 $4,143 $1,633 $5,744
1997 $1,638 $4,287 $1,577 $5,563
1998 $1,741 $4,437 $1,853 $5,544
1999 $1,604 $4,557 $1,600 $5,596
2000 $1,649 $4,715 $1,660 $5,849
2001 $1,538 $4,822 $1,825 $6,521
2002 $1,669 $4,969 $2,120 $7,162
2003 $1,723 $5,081 $2,679 $7,560
2004 $1,841 $5,263 $3,495 $8,991
2005 $2,046 $5,486 $4,618 $9,602
2006 $2,225 $5,833 $5,758 $11,557
2007 $2,459 $6,238 $8,360 $13,703
2008 $2,763 $6,435 $10,435 $16,782
2009 $2,612 $6,377 $8,548 $16,632
2010 $2,805 $6,510 $8,400 $17,357
2011 $3,169 $6,784 $9,561 $18,804
2012 $3,287 $7,258 $8,930 $19,807
2013 $3,444 $7,700 $9,498 $19,678
2014 $3,689 $8,237 $10,032 $20,633
2015 $3,894 $8,934 $8,977 $21,630
2016 $4,060 $9,201 $9,405 $23,905
2017 $4,325 $9,560 $10,728 $26,943
2018 $4,353 $9,947 $12,502 $29,586
2019 $4,512 $10,756 $12,992 $33,638
2020 $4,478 $10,947 $13,082 $34,386
2021 $4,913 $11,825 $14,987 $37,733
2022 $5,359 $13,014 $15,558 $42,218
2023 $5,758 $13,745 $18,404 $45,777
2024 $6,150 $14,369 $20,072 $48,712

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Guatemala's government spending was $15.2B, accounting for 14.9% of its GDP, while Romania's spent $152B, or 39.2% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 27.2% in Guatemala and 61.6% in Romania, ranking 164/185 and 74/185, respectively.

Guatemala
Government spending

Government debt
Romania
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Guatemala Romania
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1962 - - 43.4% -
1963 - - 23.1% -
1964 - - 25.1% -
1965 - - 25.6% -
1966 - - 27.3% -
1967 - - 30.6% -
1968 - - 31.8% -
1969 - - 32.1% -
1970 - - 28.1% -
1971 - - 27.2% -
1972 - - 29.9% -
1973 - - 32.6% -
1974 - - 37.6% -
1975 - - 40.6% -
1976 - - 37.5% -
1977 - - 39.9% -
1978 - - 42.1% -
1979 - - 42% -
1980 - - 33.6% -
1981 - - 30.4% -
1982 - - 28.5% -
1983 - - 25.8% -
1984 - - 28.6% -
1985 - - 41.6% -
1986 - - 42.5% -
1987 - - 40.7% -
1988 - - 36.6% -
1989 - - 40.1% -
1990 - - 38.4% -
1991 - - 38.3% -
1992 - - 41.5% -
1993 - - 33.5% -
1994 - - 33.1% -
1995 9.77% 21% 34.4% 6.91%
1996 9.85% 19.2% 33.5% 11%
1997 11.2% 18.5% 33.5% 15%
1998 13.2% 19% 34.7% 16.5%
1999 14.6% 22% 35.1% 21.7%
2000 13.6% 18% 35% 29.6%
2001 13.8% 19.1% 33.2% 27.4%
2002 13.1% 17.4% 32.1% 27.4%
2003 14.4% 19.8% 31.8% 24.9%
2004 12.9% 20.6% 33.7% 21.3%
2005 13.2% 20% 32.3% 17.8%
2006 14.2% 20.9% 33.9% 12.7%
2007 13.9% 20.8% 34.6% 12.4%
2008 13.3% 19.6% 35.3% 13%
2009 14.1% 22.8% 36.3% 22.5%
2010 14.5% 24% 37.4% 30.2%
2011 14.5% 23.8% 35% 32.6%
2012 14.2% 24.6% 33.5% 36.2%
2013 14% 25% 34.2% 39.3%
2014 13.6% 24.7% 33.8% 40.5%
2015 12.6% 24.8% 34.2% 39.4%
2016 12.6% 24.9% 31.8% 39.5%
2017 12.8% 25.1% 31% 37.1%
2018 13.2% 26.4% 31.7% 36.2%
2019 13.4% 26.4% 33.2% 36.5%
2020 15.6% 31.5% 38.1% 49.3%
2021 13.5% 30.6% 37% 51.5%
2022 14.3% 29% 37.4% 51.7%
2023 13.7% 27.2% 36.6% 52.1%
2024 13.5% 26.5% 39.8% 57.2%
2025 14.9% 27.2% 39.2% 61.6%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Guatemala's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$1.14B, equivalent to -1.01% of GDP. This compares to Romania's deficit of -$33.1B, or -8.65% of GDP.

Over the past 30 years, Guatemala recorded a fiscal deficit in 29 of those years, while Romania ran a deficit in 30 years. On average, Guatemala posted an annual deficit equal to -1.84% of GDP, compared to deficit of -4.05% of GDP for Romania.

Deficit/surplus
Guatemala

Romania
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Guatemala Romania
1962 - -4.86%
1963 - -1.61%
1964 - -3.11%
1965 - -1.29%
1966 - 0.91%
1967 - 1.23%
1968 - 1.65%
1969 - 0.93%
1970 - 0.52%
1971 - 0.89%
1972 - 1.21%
1973 - 1.53%
1974 - 0.51%
1975 - 0.41%
1976 - 0.66%
1977 - 0.23%
1978 - 0%
1979 - 0%
1980 - -1.95%
1981 - 0.61%
1982 - 0.36%
1983 - 9.35%
1984 - 15.2%
1985 - 6.36%
1986 - 5.72%
1987 - 2.37%
1988 - 8.4%
1989 - -2.87%
1990 - 1.03%
1991 - 3.23%
1992 - -4.55%
1993 - -0.35%
1994 - -2.2%
1995 -0.53% -3.32%
1996 0.04% -4.74%
1997 -0.79% -5.19%
1998 -2.29% -5.33%
1999 -2.96% -3.58%
2000 -1.88% -3.99%
2001 -2% -3.2%
2002 -1.03% -2.59%
2003 -2.47% -2.29%
2004 -1.05% -3.39%
2005 -1.67% -0.69%
2006 -1.88% -1.36%
2007 -1.4% -3.05%
2008 -1.57% -4.6%
2009 -3.12% -6.86%
2010 -3.28% -6.22%
2011 -2.8% -4.14%
2012 -2.42% -2.39%
2013 -2.16% -2.44%
2014 -1.92% -1.76%
2015 -1.47% -1.35%
2016 -1.11% -2.5%
2017 -1.38% -2.86%
2018 -1.88% -2.74%
2019 -2.24% -4.55%
2020 -4.91% -9.54%
2021 -1.16% -6.7%
2022 -1.7% -5.83%
2023 -1.25% -5.61%
2024 -1.01% -8.65%
2025 -2.5% -7.83%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Guatemala has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 5.73%, compared with 18.2% in Romania. In 2024, inflation was 2.87% in Guatemala and 7.3% in Romania.

Inflation
Guatemala

Romania
Year Inflation
Guatemala Romania Guatemala Romania
1996 11.1% 38.8%
1997 9.23% 154.8%
1998 6.61% 59.1%
1999 5.21% 45.8%
2000 5.98% 45.7%
2001 7.29% 34.5%
2002 8.13% 22.5%
2003 5.6% 15.4%
2004 7.58% 11.9%
2005 9.11% 9%
2006 6.56% 6.6%
2007 6.82% 4.8%
2008 11.4% 7.8%
2009 1.86% 5.6%
2010 3.86% 6.1%
2011 6.21% 5.8%
2012 3.78% 3.3%
2013 4.34% 4%
2014 3.42% 1.1%
2015 2.39% -0.6%
2016 4.45% -1.6%
2017 4.42% 1.3%
2018 3.75% 4.6%
2019 3.7% 3.8%
2020 3.21% 2.6%
2021 4.26% 5%
2022 6.89% 13.8%
2023 6.21% 10.4%
2024 2.87% 5.6%
2025 - 7.3%

Top exports between countries

Guatemala
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $1.36M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $1.1M
Raw agricultural goods $755K
Raw materials & minerals $149K
Textiles & consumer goods $6K
Romania
Export category Export value
Raw materials & minerals $4.74M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $817K
Machinery & equipment $591K
Metals $485K
Wood & paper products $279K
Chemicals & pharma $174K
Raw agricultural goods $125K
Textiles & consumer goods $62K
Miscellaneous $4K

Balance of trade

Guatemala Romania
Current account balance
$3.33B
2024
-$32B
2024
Current account balance ranking
37/189
2024
184/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
+2.94%
2024
-8.36%
2024
Goods imports
$29.1B
2024
$129B
2024
Goods exports
$13.3B
2024
$93.3B
2024
Service imports
$6.44B
2024
$30.6B
2024
Service exports
$4.67B
2024
$42.9B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
31.5%
2024
41.7%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
35.6%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Guatemala Romania
Economic freedom 63.4 66.5
Economic freedom ranking 78/197 57/197
Property rights 38.7 81.7
Government integrity 22.6 49.1
Judicial effectiveness 26.8 67
Tax burden 92 93.7
Government spending 94.3 59.1
Fiscal health 95.5 36.1
Business freedom 67.1 75.1
Labor freedom 57.9 67.8
Monetary freedom 74.2 69.2
Trade freedom 72.2 79.6
Investment freedom 70 70
Financial freedom 50 50

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Guatemala is 63.4, ranking 78/197, compared to 66.5 for Romania, ranking 57/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Guatemala
Romania
Year Economic freedom index
Guatemala Romania
1995 62 42.9
1996 63.7 46.2
1997 65.7 50.8
1998 65.8 54.4
1999 66.2 50.1
2000 64.3 52.1
2001 65.1 50
2002 62.3 48.7
2003 62.3 50.6
2004 59.6 50
2005 59.5 52.1
2006 59.1 58.2
2007 60.5 61.2
2008 59.8 61.7
2009 59.4 63.2
2010 61 64.2
2011 61.9 64.7
2012 60.9 64.4
2013 60 65.1
2014 61.2 65.5
2015 60.4 66.6
2016 61.8 65.6
2017 63 69.7
2018 63.4 69.4
2019 62.6 68.6
2020 64 69.7
2021 64 69.5
2022 63.2 67.1
2023 62.7 64.5
2024 62.4 64.4
2025 63.4 66.5

More economic indicators

Guatemala Romania
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
25%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
9.78%
2024
3.28%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$106B
2024
$336B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$14,170
2024
$47,420
2024
Total reserves including gold
$24.4B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Total reserves ranking
57/177
2024
35/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$1B
2024
-$6.21B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$1.83B
2024
$7.35B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$825M
2024
$1.15B
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
1.71%
2023
n/a
Poverty at national poverty lines
56%
2023
19%
2023
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
16.7%
2024
24.3%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.