Total natural resources rents in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total natural resources rents was 1.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Guatemala, 1970–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 96 Tunisia 2.2% compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 98 Philippines 2.0% compare
- 100 Uruguay 1.9% compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 1.9% compare
- 102 Belarus 1.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2024)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.