Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.3% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala peaked at 1.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2013.
Guatemala ranks 151st of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +38.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +35.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +99.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -46.6% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -187.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -214.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +78.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
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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 net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Guatemala was 0.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Guatemala ranks 151st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.