Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala
Guatemala: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7144 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala stood at 0.7144. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
That places Guatemala 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6064 | — |
| 2015 | 0.5595 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5932 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6064 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5652 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5578 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7144 | +28.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.7144 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.7144 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5814 | 0.5578 | 0.6064 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7144 | 0.7144 | 0.7144 | 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala was 0.7144 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7144 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5578 in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.