As of 2023, the average monthly income for the population in Guatemala was higher for males, amounting to ******** Guatemalan Quetzales, while for females, it was ******** Quetzales. Which means males in Guatemala earned around ** percent more than their female counterparts.

Throughout the time period shown in Guatemala, the average monthly income has witnessed a consistent increase, reaching its highest figure in 2022 with nearly ***** Guatemalan Quetzals.

Minimum Wages in Guatemala increased to 3723.05 GTQ/Month in 2025 from 3384.59 GTQ/Month in 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Guatemala Minimum Wages.

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).

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.

In 2025, Guatemala scored 0.64 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 36 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. The Central American country also scored 0.46 in estimated earned income, which means that, on average, women's income in Guatemala was estimated to represent only 46 percent of the income earned by men.

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.

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.

Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 62.377 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 62.489 % for 2016. Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 52.691 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.489 % in 2016 and a record low of 30.296 % in 1991. Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment 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: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Guatemala: Personal income tax rate: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Guatemala from to is 18 percent. The minimum value, 7 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 31 percent was recorded in 2006.

Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data was reported at 52.656 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.763 % for 2016. Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 44.933 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.614 % in 2011 and a record low of 26.608 % in 1992. Guatemala GT: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment 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: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

In 2025, 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 0.46 points. This shows that, on average, women's income in Guatemala represents only 46 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.

Costa Rica is the country with the highest minimum monthly wage in Latin America. According to the minimum salary established by law as of January 2025, workers in the Central American country enjoy a basic monthly wage of over 726 U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.37 percent compared to the previous year. They also earn over 200 U.S. dollars more than the second place, Uruguay. On the other side of the spectrum is Venezuela, where employees are only guaranteed by law a minimum salary of 130 bolívares or little more than 2.50 dollars per month. Can Latin Americans survive on a minimum wage? Even if most countries in Latin America have instated laws to guarantee citizens a basic income, these minimum standards are often not enough to meet household needs. For instance, it was estimated that almost 25 million people in Mexico lacked basic housing services. Salary levels also vary greatly among Latin American economies. In 2020, the average net monthly salary in Mexico was barely higher than Chile's minimum wage in 2021. What can a minimum wage afford in Latin America? Latin American real wages have generally risen in the past decade. However, consumers in this region still struggle to afford non-basic goods, such as tech products. Recent estimates reveal that, in order to buy an iPhone, Brazilian residents would have to work at least two months to be able to pay for it. A gaming console, on the other hand, could easily cost a Latin American worker several minimum wages.

This statistic shows the minimum monthly wages paid to agricultural workers in selected Central American countries in 2017. That year, the minimum wages paid to agricultural workers in Guatemala amounted to ****** U.S. dollars per month.