Compensation of employees in Guatemala

Guatemala: Compensation of employees was 32.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
32.0%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
57th
of 155 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 1995
All-time low
25.1%
in 2007
Years of data
30
1990–2023

Compensation of employees in Guatemala, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 37.4 % of expense1991: 35.3 % of expense1992: 36.1 % of expense1993: 41 % of expense1994: 42.2 % of expense1995: 49.8 % of expense2000: 31.3 % of expense2001: 30.7 % of expense2002: 30.9 % of expense2003: 27 % of expense2004: 28.1 % of expense2005: 25.5 % of expense2006: 25.4 % of expense2007: 25.1 % of expense2008: 26.6 % of expense2009: 29 % of expense2010: 29.6 % of expense2011: 30.3 % of expense2012: 29.3 % of expense2013: 31.1 % of expense2014: 33.9 % of expense2015: 36.4 % of expense2016: 35.5 % of expense2017: 36.4 % of expense2018: 35.8 % of expense2019: 36.4 % of expense2020: 33.1 % of expense2021: 34.8 % of expense2022: 31.1 % of expense2023: 32 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 32.0% for compensation of employees in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Guatemala peaked at 49.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2007.

Guatemala ranks 57th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Guatemala, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1990 37.4%
1991 35.3% -5.5%
1992 36.1% +2.1%
1993 41.0% +13.5%
1994 42.2% +3.0%
1995 49.8% +18.1%
2000 31.3% -37.1%
2001 30.7% -1.9%
2002 30.9% +0.5%
2003 27.0% -12.5%
2004 28.1% +4.0%
2005 25.5% -9.3%
2006 25.4% -0.2%
2007 25.1% -1.4%
2008 26.6% +6.1%
2009 29.0% +9.0%
2010 29.6% +1.9%
2011 30.3% +2.5%
2012 29.3% -3.5%
2013 31.1% +6.3%
2014 33.9% +9.1%
2015 36.4% +7.4%
2016 35.5% -2.4%
2017 36.4% +2.5%
2018 35.8% -1.8%
2019 36.4% +1.9%
2020 33.1% -9.0%
2021 34.8% +4.9%
2022 31.1% -10.5%
2023 32.0% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.3% 35.3% 49.8% 6
2000s 28.0% 25.1% 31.3% 10
2010s 33.5% 29.3% 36.4% 10
2020s 32.8% 31.1% 34.8% 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 54 United Arab Emirates 32.2% compare
  2. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 32.1% compare
  3. 56 Lebanon 32.1% compare
  4. 58 Nicaragua 32.0% compare
  5. 59 Togo 31.7% compare
  6. 60 Kiribati 31.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Guatemala?
Compensation of employees in Guatemala was 32.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1995.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2007.
How does Guatemala rank for compensation of employees?
Guatemala ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
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Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.