Taxes on exports in Guatemala
Guatemala: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Guatemala is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 313.4% on the previous year and up 133.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Guatemala peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Guatemala 76th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -71.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -64.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8201.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -47.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -43.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +154.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -96.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1033.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +313.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +8201.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | +1033.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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 taxes on exports in Guatemala?
- Taxes on exports in Guatemala was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for taxes on exports?
- Guatemala ranks 76th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.1%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.