Taxes on international trade in Guatemala
Guatemala: Taxes on international trade was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Guatemala is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Guatemala peaked at 23.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 71st out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.0% | — |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -35.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +5.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 12.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 68 Naoero 5.3% compare
- 69 Tonga 4.8% compare
- 70 El Salvador 4.7% compare
- 72 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.5% compare
- 73 Morocco 4.4% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 4.4% 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 4.5% 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 23.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for taxes on international trade?
- Guatemala ranks 71st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.