Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 17.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala, 2006–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala peaked at 24.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
That places Guatemala 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.3% | — |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 17.3% | 23.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Guatemala was 17.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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