Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala

Guatemala: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 1.66 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.66 billion
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
98th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.66 billion
in 2024
All-time low
216.00 million
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala, 1995–2024

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1995200920241995: 216.0M1996: 221.0M1997: 270.0M1998: 329.0M1999: 374.0M2000: 498.0M2001: 588.0M2002: 647.0M2003: 646.0M2004: 630.0M2005: 791.0M2006: 919.0M2007: 1.1B2008: 1.1B2009: 1.1B2010: 1.1B2011: 1.1B2012: 1.1B2013: 1.2B2014: 1.2B2015: 1.2B2016: 1.2B2017: 1.2B2018: 1.2B2019: 1.2B2020: 328.5M2021: 393.3M2022: 997.0M2023: 1.4B2024: 1.7B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala is 1.66 billion, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 216.00 million, 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

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Guatemala, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 216.00 million —
1996 221.00 million +2.3%
1997 270.00 million +22.2%
1998 329.00 million +21.9%
1999 374.00 million +13.7%
2000 498.00 million +33.2%
2001 588.00 million +18.1%
2002 647.00 million +10.0%
2003 646.00 million -0.2%
2004 630.00 million -2.5%
2005 791.00 million +25.6%
2006 919.00 million +16.2%
2007 1.05 billion +14.8%
2008 1.10 billion +4.1%
2009 1.09 billion -1.1%
2010 1.05 billion -3.0%
2011 1.08 billion +2.3%
2012 1.11 billion +3.0%
2013 1.16 billion +4.6%
2014 1.16 billion +0.3%
2015 1.17 billion +0.4%
2016 1.20 billion +2.8%
2017 1.22 billion +1.2%
2018 1.24 billion +1.4%
2019 1.23 billion -0.6%
2020 328.46 million -73.2%
2021 393.28 million +19.7%
2022 996.98 million +153.5%
2023 1.38 billion +38.3%
2024 1.66 billion +20.5%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 1.66 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 1.66 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 billion, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +153.5% 393.28 million 996.98 million
2020 -73.2% 1.23 billion 328.46 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 282.00 million 216.00 million 374.00 million 5
2000s 795.86 million 498.00 million 1.10 billion 10
2010s 1.16 billion 1.05 billion 1.24 billion 10
2020s 951.69 million 328.46 million 1.66 billion 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 95 Syria 1.82 billion compare
  2. 96 Ecuador 1.79 billion compare
  3. 97 Kenya 1.74 billion compare
  4. 99 Montenegro 1.64 billion compare
  5. 100 Saint Lucia 1.39 billion compare
  6. 101 Latvia 1.34 billion compare

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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 in 2024, according to 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 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 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 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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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
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