Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala
Guatemala: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 19.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala, 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 19.6% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1984.
Guatemala ranks 106th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19.6% | — |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -23.9% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 839.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,043 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Guatemala was 19.6% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1984.
- How does Guatemala rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Guatemala ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.