Spirits consumption per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Spirits consumption per person was 0.7982 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spirits consumption per person in Guatemala, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Guatemala stood at 0.7982.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Guatemala peaked at 2.38 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.61, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.03 | — |
| 1962 | 1.93 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.89 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.84 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.77 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 1.55 | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 1.48 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.38 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 1.76 | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 2.38 | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 2.31 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.21 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.29 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.76 | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 1.58 | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 2.07 | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 2.08 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2.25 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.91 | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 1.95 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.16 | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 1.83 | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 2.33 | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 1.64 | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.36 | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 0.98 | -27.9% |
| 1995 | 1.22 | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 1.28 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.75 | -31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.61 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 1.41 | +130.6% |
| 2001 | 1.36 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9412 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8592 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7059 | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7043 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.657 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6725 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6945 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7015 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6792 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7362 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7982 | +8.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.7982 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.7982 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +130.6% | 0.61 | 1.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 | 1.45 | 2.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.38 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.64 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 0.61 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8241 | 0.657 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7379 | 0.6792 | 0.7982 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 38.64 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2199 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Guatemala?
- Spirits consumption per person in Guatemala was 0.7982 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 1973.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Guatemala ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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