Ejecución del presupuesto 2024 alcanzó 92%, pero reflejó débil manejo de la ampliación presupuestaria, según analistas

Guatemala’s 2024 fiscal budget totaled more than 13 billion quetzales, yet only about 92% was actually executed. This result highlights a significant gap between allocated resources and actual spending, largely caused by the late approval of budget adjustments, which prevented many institutions from effectively utilizing the additional funds. Execution rates varied widely across ministries, with key sectors such as Infrastructure and Culture performing notably below average. Experts attribute this disparity to administrative inefficiencies and political decision-making that disregarded warnings about technical feasibility. As a result, departments lacking strong management capacities struggled to absorb increased budgets, while those with higher fixed costs, such as salaries, maintained higher execution percentages. This pattern underscores systemic structural weaknesses rather than a uniform failure in fiscal management. This analysis is vital for open data advocacy, as it demonstrates how transparent financial tracking can expose governance inefficiencies and accountability gaps. By making execution rates and budgetary adjustments publicly accessible, open data initiatives empower analysts and citizens to scrutinize the alignment between political decisions and technical realities. Such transparency promotes informed debate on the management of public resources, urging institutions to prioritize technical rigor over political expediency to enhance future fiscal performance.

Source: prensalibre.com
Published on 2025-01-04

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