Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.6%
Change on year
up 86.0%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Guatemala, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture share of government expenditure in Guatemala stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Guatemala peaked at 3.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -52.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +86.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 73% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Guatemala
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.331 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Guatemala?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Guatemala was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Guatemala ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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