Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0478 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Guatemala, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Guatemala stood at 0.0478 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0478 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +40.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0169 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0189 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0209 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0226 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0247 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0271 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0298 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0309 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0327 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0347 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0346 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.038 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0415 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0478 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0478 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 39% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0478 million SLC per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0632 million SLC per person, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +40.9% | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 0.001 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 0.0104 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 million SLC per person | 0.0112 million SLC per person | 0.0213 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0289 million SLC per person | 0.0226 million SLC per person | 0.0347 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0414 million SLC per person | 0.0346 million SLC per person | 0.0478 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 865.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Guatemala?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0478 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.