As of 2023, the average monthly income for the population in Guatemala was higher for males, amounting to 2,656.30 Guatemalan Quetzales, while for females, it was 1,957.80 Quetzales. Which means males in Guatemala earned around 35 percent more than their female counterparts.
The national gross income per capita in Guatemala increased by 260 U.S. dollars (+4.98 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. While the growth is slowing down, with 5,480 U.S. dollars, the national gross income is at its peak in the observed period. Gross national income (GNI) per capita is the total amount of money received by a country (regardless of whether it originates in the country or abroad) divided by the midyear population. The World Bank uses a conversion system known as the Atlas method, which uses a price adjusted, three year moving average, which smooths out exchange rate fluctuations.Find more statistics on other topics about Guatemala with key insights such as share of value added by the manufacturing industry to the gross domestic product, share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product, and value added by the services industry to the gross domestic product.
Throughout the time period shown in Guatemala, the average monthly income has witnessed a consistent increase, reaching its highest figure in 2022 with nearly 2,850 Guatemalan Quetzals.
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Guatemala GT: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 19.600 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.300 % for 2006. Guatemala GT: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 24.050 % from Dec 1986 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.800 % in 1989 and a record low of 19.600 % in 2014. Guatemala GT: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
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The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Guatemala was last recorded at 4470.75 US dollars in 2023. The GDP per Capita in Guatemala is equivalent to 35 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Guatemala GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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Minimum Wages in Guatemala increased to 3593.55 GTQ/Month in 2025 from 3384.59 GTQ/Month in 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Guatemala Minimum Wages.
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Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data was reported at 4,060.000 USD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,790.000 USD for 2016. Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 1,110.000 USD from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,060.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 250.000 USD in 1962. Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average;
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Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 3,486.994 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,302.935 USD for 2015. Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 1,095.788 USD from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,486.994 USD in 2016 and a record low of 314.974 USD in 1971. Guatemala GT: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted Average;
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Guatemala: Percent income earned by the top 10 percent of earners: The latest value from 2014 is 38 percent, a decline from 43.2 percent in 2006. In comparison, the world average is 28.37 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for Guatemala from 1986 to 2014 is 41.55 percent. The minimum value, 37 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 45.7 percent was recorded in 1989.
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Guatemala: Bank non-interest income to total income, in percent: The latest value from 2021 is 24.09 percent, a decline from 26.95 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 38.13 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Guatemala from 2000 to 2021 is 18.97 percent. The minimum value, 10.61 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 26.95 percent was recorded in 2020.
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Guatemala GT: GDP: Real: GNI per Capita data was reported at 14,781.897 GTQ in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,603.914 GTQ for 2016. Guatemala GT: GDP: Real: GNI per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 10,983.843 GTQ from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,781.897 GTQ in 2017 and a record low of 6,975.811 GTQ in 1960. Guatemala GT: GDP: Real: GNI per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Real. GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;
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Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Guatemala was reported at 4189 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Guatemala - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2025.
The gross national income per capita in the 'Economic Measures' segment of the macroeconomic indicators market in Guatemala was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.8 thousand U.S. dollars (+29.65 percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach 7.91 thousand U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the gross national income per capita of the 'Economic Measures' segment of the macroeconomic indicators market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find more key insights for the gross national income per capita in countries like Panama, Cuba, and Brazil.. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.
In 2024, Guatemala scored 0.56 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 44 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. The Central American country also scored 0.45 in estimated earned income, which means that, on average, women's income in Guatemala was estimated to represent only 45 percent of the income earned by men.
GT: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 31.292 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.632 % for 2015. GT: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 28.924 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.912 % in 1983 and a record low of 9.130 % in 1960. GT: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;
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Guatemala GT: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita: USD: 2015 Price data was reported at 3,638.796 USD in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,558.204 USD for 2020. Guatemala GT: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita: USD: 2015 Price data is updated yearly, averaging 2,856.654 USD from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2021, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,638.796 USD in 2021 and a record low of 2,453.160 USD in 1987. Guatemala GT: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita: USD: 2015 Price data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Real. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.;World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).;Weighted average;
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Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) in Guatemala was reported at 2.265 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Guatemala - Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
In 2024, Barbados was the country with the highest gender pay gap index in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a score of 0.87. Guatemala, on the other hand, had the worst score in the region, at 0.45 points. This shows that, on average, women's income in Guatemala represents only 45 percent of the income received by men. Is the gender pay gap likely to be bridged? In a 2021 survey, 55 percent of respondents in Peru thought it was likely that women will be paid as much as men for the same work. This was one of the most optimistic perspectives when compared to the other Latin American nations surveyed. For instance, in Brazil, only one third of the adults interviewed said that this would be possible in the near future. Based on people's views on salary equality, Mexico was found to be one of the Latin American countries with the best wage equality perception index, which shows that the population's perceptions do not always match reality. In Mexico, the gender pay gap based on estimated income stood at 0.52. The software pay gap in Mexico The digital era does not necessarily favor income equality between genders. Recent data shows that men working in the Mexican software industry receive significantly higher monthly salaries than women or non-binary persons. Wage differences based on gender were specially noticeable in the field of software architecture, where a woman's salary represented, on average, only 60 percent of what a man would earn for performing the same tasks in a comparable position.
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Guatemala GT: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 2,747.066 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,682.848 USD for 2015. Guatemala GT: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 2,282.943 USD from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,747.066 USD in 2016 and a record low of 1,854.872 USD in 1987. Guatemala GT: GDP: 2010 Price: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Guatemala – Table GT.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Real. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted average;
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Guatemala: Tax revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 11.9 percent, an increase from 11.61 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 17.41 percent, based on data from 94 countries. Historically, the average for Guatemala from 1990 to 2022 is 10.2 percent. The minimum value, 6.77 percent, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 12.26 percent was recorded in 2007.
As of 2023, the average monthly income for the population in Guatemala was higher for males, amounting to 2,656.30 Guatemalan Quetzales, while for females, it was 1,957.80 Quetzales. Which means males in Guatemala earned around 35 percent more than their female counterparts.