Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 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 214 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +204.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
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 capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2025)
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 214 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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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.