Industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala
Guatemala: Industry (including construction), value added was 21.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala is 21.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala peaked at 28.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1965.
Guatemala ranks 120th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.0% | — |
| 1966 | 17.8% | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 18.6% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 19.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 21.7% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 19.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.7% | 22.6% | 6 |
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)
- 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 industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Guatemala was 21.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Guatemala ranks 120th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 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.