Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 51.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala peaked at 53.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2003.
That places Guatemala 47th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 25.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 39.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.6% | 53.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala was 51.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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