Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) rose 15.6% to GTQ 168 bil in Guatemala in 2024

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) (GTQ bil), 2024
Banking | Guatemala | September 1, 2025
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Net foreign assets rose 15.6% to GTQ 168 bil in Guatemala in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.

Historically, net foreign assets in Guatemala reached an all time high of GTQ 168 bil in 2024 and an all time low of GTQ -4.26 bil in 1996. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, net foreign assets in Belize amounted to BZD 1.84 bil, SVC 2.27 bil in El Salvador, HNL 120 bil in Honduras and NIO 162 bil in Nicaragua in 2024.

Guatemala has been ranked 70th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 33 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Belize BZD bil 0.759 0.594 0.823 1.28 1.40
Costa Rica CRC bil 1,750 3,354 3,753 3,944 4,494
El Salvador SVC bil 2.40 3.10 2.75 2.20 0.981
Guatemala GTQ bil 77.5 94.2 131 144 135
Honduras HNL bil 98.8 118 155 148 144
Mexico MXN bil 3,396 3,337 4,018 4,281 3,923
Nicaragua NIO bil 4.06 33.5 64.4 85.8 107
USA USD bil -88.6 239 283 238 67.9