Taxes on international trade in Guatemala
Guatemala: Taxes on international trade was 5.07 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 5.07 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Guatemala peaked at 5.07 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 529.42 million current LCU, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 81st of 155 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 international trade in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 529.42 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 664.18 million current LCU | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 1.15 billion current LCU | +72.9% |
| 1993 | 1.13 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.21 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.66 billion current LCU | +37.8% |
| 1996 | 1.50 billion current LCU | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.54 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.69 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 1.82 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.81 billion current LCU | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.98 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.26 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 2.38 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.43 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.72 billion current LCU | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 2.81 billion current LCU | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 2.88 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.66 billion current LCU | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.36 billion current LCU | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.59 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.54 billion current LCU | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.20 billion current LCU | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.28 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.41 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.59 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.74 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.87 billion current LCU | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.04 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.59 billion current LCU | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 3.68 billion current LCU | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 4.20 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 4.49 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 5.07 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 billion current LCU | 529.42 million current LCU | 1.82 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 billion current LCU | 1.81 billion current LCU | 3.72 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 billion current LCU | 2.20 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 billion current LCU | 2.59 billion current LCU | 5.07 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.62 billion current LCU compare
- 79 Nicaragua 5.61 billion current LCU compare
- 80 Malaysia 5.17 billion current LCU compare
- 82 Vanuatu 4.90 billion current LCU compare
- 83 Sweden 4.82 billion current LCU compare
- 84 New Zealand 4.27 billion current LCU compare
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 international trade in Guatemala?
- Taxes on international trade in Guatemala was 5.07 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.42 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for taxes on international trade?
- Guatemala ranks 81st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.