Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala
Guatemala: Final consumption expenditure was 98.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Guatemala stood at 98.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Guatemala peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1977.
Guatemala ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.6% | — |
| 1961 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 91.1% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 89.9% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 86.5% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 88.2% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 86.4% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 81.8% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 84.2% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 89.5% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 88.2% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 92.5% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 90.2% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.2% | 86.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.3% | 81.8% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 86.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 89.3% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 90.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.0% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 95.0% | 99.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6212 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 4,099 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 31,482 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Guatemala?
- Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala was 98.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1977.
- How does Guatemala rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Guatemala ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.