Services, value added in Guatemala
Guatemala: Services, value added was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Guatemala, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Guatemala stood at 62.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Guatemala peaked at 63.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1976.
That places Guatemala 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 54.2% | — |
| 1966 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 53.5% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 52.9% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 53.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 52.6% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.8% | 53.4% | 54.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 53.2% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 53.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 54.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 54.3% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 59.0% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.5% | 62.1% | 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 67.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 89.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 65.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1046 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 690.18 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 11.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9632 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Guatemala?
- Services, value added in Guatemala was 62.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1976.
- How does Guatemala rank for services, value added?
- Guatemala ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.