Guatemala External Debt Statistics from World Bank Quarterly Data

Guatemala's external debt data from the World Bank's Quarterly External Debt Statistics and Quarterly Public Sector Debt databases. The dataset likely contains detailed records of debt stocks and flows, including public sector valuation methods and debt instruments. Data is gathered from national statistical organizations, central banks, and multilateral institutions, last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Model sovereign debt sustainability based on quarterly debt stocks and flows.
• Analyze public sector financial health based on government and extra-budgetary agency debt tiers.
• Study global financial flows to emerging markets based on external debt statistics.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like the World Bank, national statistical organizations, and central banks.
• Covers multiple debt dimensions, including stocks, flows, valuation methods, and instruments for the public sector.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Gathered from national statistical organizations and central banks as well as by various major multilateral institutions and World Bank staff.

Time Range

Quarterly time series (inferred from database names).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 03:07:59.844151; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guatemala