Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala
Guatemala: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 66.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala, 2006–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala stood at 66.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala peaked at 104.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 148th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 97.8% | — |
| 2007 | 104.8% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 101.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 92.3% | 104.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 88.5% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Guatemala
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Guatemala was 66.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 104.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Guatemala ranks 148th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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