Guatemala: Recent Economic Developments

Guatemala: Recent Economic Developments
ISBN-10
1451816596
ISBN-13
9781451816594
Series
Guatemala
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
116
Language
English
Published
1998-09-04
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Author
International Monetary Fund

Description

This paper reviews economic developments in Guatemala during 1990–97. During 1992–97, Guatemala’s economic performance strengthened, with growth rates averaging 4 percent helped by declining inflation, progress in trade and financial reform, and favorable terms of trade. Efforts to improve fiscal and credit policies contributed to reducing the external current account deficit and strengthening the net international reserve position. The authorities succeeded in bringing the combined public sector position to balance in 1995–96. The tax effort was raised from less than 7 percent of GDP in 1994 to 8.7 percent of GDP in 1996.

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