Guatemala — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Guatemala, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Guatemala was 4.28% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.54% in 1963. The lowest was -3.53% in 1982 (about -1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.01% per year.
Guatemala ranks 72 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Guatemala sits above it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 55% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 12 of 40 economies; El Salvador (3.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2377% in 1987. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1963.
World ranking. Slipped: 62nd of 107 in 1961 → 59th of 119 in 1970 → 67th of 152 in 1980 → 94th of 176 in 1990 → 125th of 199 in 2000 → 127th of 209 in 2010 → 62nd of 209 in 2020 → 65th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 3.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 3.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 4.15% | -3.9 pp |
| 2021 | 8.04% | +9.8 pp |
| 2020 | -1.79% | -5.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.68% | -1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 3.69% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 2.97% | -1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.16% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 2.88% | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 0.48% | -2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 3.29% | -3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.34% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 5.35% | +2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.14% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 2.56% | -1.3 pp |
| 2002 | 3.84% | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 2.33% | -1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.85% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.99% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 4.36% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 2.96% | -2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 4.95% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 4.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.93% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 4.84% | +1.2 pp |
| 1991 | 3.66% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 3.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 3.54% | +3.4 pp |
| 1986 | 0.14% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | -0.61% | -1.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 1983 | -2.57% | +1.0 pp |
| 1982 | -3.53% | -4.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.65% | -3.1 pp |
| 1980 | 3.76% | -1.0 pp |
| 1979 | 4.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 5% | -2.8 pp |
| 1977 | 7.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 7.39% | +5.4 pp |
| 1975 | 1.95% | -4.4 pp |
| 1974 | 6.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 6.78% | -0.6 pp |
| 1972 | 7.33% | +1.7 pp |
| 1971 | 5.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 5.71% | +1.0 pp |
| 1969 | 4.74% | -4.0 pp |
| 1968 | 8.77% | +4.7 pp |
| 1967 | 4.11% | -1.4 pp |
| 1966 | 5.51% | +1.2 pp |
| 1965 | 4.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 4.63% | -4.9 pp |
| 1963 | 9.54% | +6.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.54% | -0.8 pp |
| 1961 | 4.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guatemala’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.54% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guatemala’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -0.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.28%; 2024: 3.72%; 2023: 3.52%; 2022: 4.15%; 2021: 8.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.