Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Guatemala
Guatemala: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Guatemala, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Guatemala peaked at 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 45% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +129.2% | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 130 Bolivia 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Belgium 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Ghana 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Ecuador 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Eritrea 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Japan 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Guatemala?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Guatemala was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Guatemala ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.