Total natural resources rents in Guatemala

Guatemala: Total natural resources rents was 1.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.9%
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
99th
of 212 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 1985
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Guatemala, 1970–2021

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Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 1.9% for total natural resources rents in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Guatemala peaked at 3.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.

That places Guatemala 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Guatemala, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 1.2%
1971 1.0% -13.0%
1972 1.1% +6.9%
1973 1.5% +33.8%
1974 1.3% -8.1%
1975 1.6% +20.4%
1976 1.1% -33.4%
1977 1.5% +36.3%
1978 1.4% -3.0%
1979 1.7% +19.3%
1980 2.0% +19.3%
1981 1.5% -28.2%
1982 2.7% +85.2%
1983 1.3% -53.4%
1984 0.8% -39.1%
1985 0.5% -38.7%
1986 0.6% +22.2%
1987 0.6% +11.5%
1988 0.6% -12.7%
1989 0.6% +7.6%
1990 1.8% +204.4%
1991 1.7% -9.6%
1992 1.5% -7.9%
1993 1.3% -12.6%
1994 1.3% +1.3%
1995 1.6% +18.4%
1996 1.4% -13.0%
1997 1.6% +13.9%
1998 1.2% -24.0%
1999 1.4% +18.2%
2000 1.7% +16.4%
2001 1.5% -8.4%
2002 1.5% -1.4%
2003 1.6% +4.0%
2004 1.5% -6.4%
2005 1.6% +6.8%
2006 1.9% +24.3%
2007 2.0% +0.9%
2008 1.9% -1.0%
2009 1.6% -15.2%
2010 2.6% +61.5%
2011 2.9% +8.2%
2012 2.2% -23.8%
2013 2.2% +0.4%
2014 3.0% +36.1%
2015 1.8% -40.1%
2016 2.0% +13.0%
2017 1.5% -25.5%
2018 1.2% -20.6%
2019 1.1% -3.8%
2020 1.4% +17.8%
2021 1.9% +42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.3% 1.0% 1.7% 10
1980s 1.1% 0.5% 2.7% 10
1990s 1.5% 1.2% 1.8% 10
2000s 1.7% 1.5% 2.0% 10
2010s 2.1% 1.1% 3.0% 10
2020s 1.6% 1.4% 1.9% 2

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 96 Tunisia 2.2% compare
  2. 97 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
  3. 98 Philippines 2.0% compare
  4. 100 Uruguay 1.9% compare
  5. 101 Sao Tome and Principe 1.9% compare
  6. 102 Belarus 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Guatemala?
Total natural resources rents in Guatemala was 1.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
How does Guatemala rank for total natural resources rents?
Guatemala ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 11,658 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.