Manufacturing, value added in Guatemala
Guatemala: Manufacturing, value added was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Guatemala, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.6% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 24.8% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Guatemala peaked at 11.6% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 1982.
That places Guatemala 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.8% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | +79.9% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | -35.4% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | +29.0% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +27.8% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -19.5% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | -37.2% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | -51.6% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | +104.3% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -23.7% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | +48.5% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -43.8% |
| 1975 | -1.5% | -132.1% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -812.3% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | -39.7% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | -3.1% | -155.2% |
| 1982 | -5.2% | +67.3% |
| 1983 | -1.9% | -63.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -126.0% |
| 1985 | -0.8% | -255.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -186.8% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +204.4% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +38.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +42.8% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +33.8% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -40.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +119.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +95.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -34.0% |
| 2009 | -0.9% | -145.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -467.2% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -119.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -1391.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -52.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -59.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +31.8% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | -1.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -5.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -0.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -0.6% | 8.2% | 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 50,069 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 9.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0654 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 431.38 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Guatemala?
- Manufacturing, value added in Guatemala was 2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1968.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 1982.
- How does Guatemala rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Guatemala ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.