Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 4.4% | 1.6% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 5.9% | -1.0% | 6.9% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.7% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for services, value added?
- Guatemala ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.