Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala
Guatemala: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 1.66 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala is 1.66 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala peaked at 1.66 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 216.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Guatemala ranks 98th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 216.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 221.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 270.00 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 329.00 million current US$ | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 374.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 498.00 million current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 588.00 million current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 647.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 646.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 630.00 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 791.00 million current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 919.00 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 billion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.16 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 328.46 million current US$ | -73.2% |
| 2021 | 393.28 million current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 996.98 million current US$ | +153.5% |
| 2023 | 1.38 billion current US$ | +38.3% |
| 2024 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +20.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.66 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.66 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion current US$, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +153.5% | 393.28 million current US$ | 996.98 million current US$ |
| 2020 | -73.2% | 1.23 billion current US$ | 328.46 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282.00 million current US$ | 216.00 million current US$ | 374.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 795.86 million current US$ | 498.00 million current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 billion current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 951.69 million current US$ | 328.46 million current US$ | 1.66 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 in Guatemala?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala was 1.66 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Guatemala ranks 98th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.