Nominal bank loans growth fell 44.3% to 3.42% in Guatemala in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, nominal bank loans growth in Guatemala reached an all time high of 18.9% in 2012 and an all time low of 3.42% in 2017. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, nominal bank loans growth in Belize amounted to 2.71%, 7.85% in El Salvador, 9.90% in Honduras and 14.7% in Nicaragua in 2017.
Guatemala has been ranked 70th within the group of 100 countries we follow in terms of nominal bank loans growth, 70 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Growth (Nominal) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 2.64% | 1.24% | 2.71% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 12.4% | 8.02% | ... | -1.65% | ... | |||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.67% | 2.48% | 7.85% | ... | 5.76% | |||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.8% | 6.14% | 3.42% | ... | 5.56% | |||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.52% | 13.0% | 9.90% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Mexico | % | 14.4% | 14.9% | 9.06% | ... | 3.52% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.3% | 17.7% | 14.7% | ... | -18.6% | ... | |||||
| USA | % | 7.67% | 6.15% | 5.07% | ... | ... |
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