Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala

Guatemala: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.7625 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7625
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
17th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7625
in 2020
All-time low
0.5829
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, 2014–2020

00.20.40.60.82014201720202014: 0.6912015: 0.5832016: 0.6592017: 0.6912018: 0.6722019: 0.6622020: 0.762

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala stood at 0.7625. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Guatemala ranks 17th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Guatemala, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.6913
2015 0.5829 -15.7%
2016 0.6594 +13.1%
2017 0.6913 +4.8%
2018 0.6716 -2.8%
2019 0.6619 -1.5%
2020 0.7625 +15.2%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.7625 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6597 0.5829 0.6913 6
2020s 0.7625 0.7625 0.7625 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8427 compare
  2. 15 Norway 0.7999 compare
  3. 16 Iceland 0.7844 compare
  4. 18 Luxembourg 0.7005 compare
  5. 19 Israel 0.6698 compare
  6. 20 South Africa 0.6152 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala was 0.7625 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.7625 in 2020.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5829 in 2015.
How does Guatemala rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Guatemala ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 protection, 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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Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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