Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala peaked at 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Guatemala 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | +664.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | +104.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | +261.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +664.9% | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +261.2% | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 76 New Zealand 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Senegal 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uganda 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Armenia 0.01 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Indonesia 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Guatemala was 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Guatemala ranks 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.