Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2022
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Guatemala, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Guatemala is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Guatemala peaked at 9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Guatemala 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 98 Albania 9 compare
- 98 Algeria 9 compare
- 98 Australia 9 compare
- 98 Bahrain 9 compare
- 98 Burundi 9 compare
- 98 Cape Verde 9 compare
- 98 Central African Republic 9 compare
- 98 China 9 compare
- 98 Comoros 9 compare
- 98 Costa Rica 9 compare
- 98 Djibouti 9 compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 9 compare
- 98 Ecuador 9 compare
- 98 Iceland 9 compare
- 98 Iraq 9 compare
- 98 Japan 9 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 9 compare
- 98 Malta 9 compare
- 98 Mauritius 9 compare
- 98 Moldova 9 compare
- 98 Norway 9 compare
- 98 Oman 9 compare
- 98 Panama 9 compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
- 98 Paraguay 9 compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 9 compare
- 98 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
- 98 Serbia 9 compare
- 98 Switzerland 9 compare
- 98 United Kingdom 9 compare
- 98 Uruguay 9 compare
- 98 Venezuela 9 compare
- 98 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9 compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Guatemala?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Guatemala was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Guatemala rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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