Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala
Guatemala: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2936 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala is 0.2936, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Guatemala ranks 66th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4155 | — |
| 2015 | 0.2824 | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2277 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4155 | +82.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3586 | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3647 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2936 | -19.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2936 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 47% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2936 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6074, 48% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3441 | 0.2277 | 0.4155 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2936 | 0.2936 | 0.2936 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More public sector data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -40 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 415.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 55.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala was 0.2936 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4155 in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2277 in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.