Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.5846 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1493 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1493 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.1557 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.203 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2204 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2257 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2826 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3016 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.377 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4851 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4861 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5593 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5629 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5741 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4779 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5513 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5846 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5353 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5228 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5143 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5223 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5197 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4827 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4688 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4544 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4651 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4762 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4522 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5166 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2614 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1493 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4851 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5373 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4779 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5846 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4876 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5228 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5079 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4522 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 86 Botswana 0.5559 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Ghana 0.5497 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Poland 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Romania 0.4832 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Samoa 0.4396 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Egypt 0.4268 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Guatemala
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Guatemala?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Guatemala was 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5846 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1493 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.