Guatemala — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Guatemala, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Guatemala was 1.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 41.22% in 1990. The lowest was -1.19% in 1960 (about -1.3× the low point).
Guatemala ranks 140 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Guatemala sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 96% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 38%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 33 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (1.37%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2504% in 1973. That is 62% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 59th of 63 in 1960 → 73rd of 92 in 1970 → 77th of 106 in 1980 → 13th of 131 in 1990 → 52nd of 163 in 2000 → 81st of 186 in 2010 → 61st of 178 in 2020 → 124th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.49% | -1.4 pp |
| 2024 | 2.87% | -3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 6.21% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.89% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 4.26% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.75% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 4.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 4.45% | +2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.39% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.42% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 4.34% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.78% | -2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 6.21% | +2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.86% | +2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.86% | -9.5 pp |
| 2008 | 11.36% | +4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 6.56% | -2.5 pp |
| 2005 | 9.11% | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 7.58% | +2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -2.5 pp |
| 2002 | 8.13% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 7.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.98% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 5.21% | -1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 6.61% | -2.6 pp |
| 1997 | 9.23% | -1.8 pp |
| 1996 | 11.06% | +2.6 pp |
| 1995 | 8.41% | -2.4 pp |
| 1994 | 10.86% | -1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 11.82% | +1.8 pp |
| 1992 | 10.05% | -23.1 pp |
| 1991 | 33.17% | -8.1 pp |
| 1990 | 41.22% | +29.8 pp |
| 1989 | 11.39% | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 10.83% | -1.5 pp |
| 1987 | 12.32% | -24.6 pp |
| 1986 | 36.93% | +18.2 pp |
| 1985 | 18.69% | +15.3 pp |
| 1984 | 3.41% | -1.1 pp |
| 1983 | 4.54% | +4.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.31% | -11.1 pp |
| 1981 | 11.43% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 10.82% | -0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 11.34% | +3.1 pp |
| 1978 | 8.29% | -4.0 pp |
| 1977 | 12.32% | +1.6 pp |
| 1976 | 10.72% | -2.4 pp |
| 1975 | 13.16% | -3.3 pp |
| 1974 | 16.49% | +2.7 pp |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +13.3 pp |
| 1972 | 0.53% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | -0.45% | -2.8 pp |
| 1970 | 2.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 1.93% | +1.4 pp |
| 1967 | 0.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 0.68% | +1.5 pp |
| 1965 | -0.8% | -0.6 pp |
| 1964 | -0.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 0.15% | -1.9 pp |
| 1962 | 2.05% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | -0.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | -1.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guatemala’s Inflation in 1961?
-0.55% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +225.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 1.49%; 2024: 2.87%; 2023: 6.21%; 2022: 6.89%; 2021: 4.26%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.