Income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala
Guatemala: Income share held by highest 10% was 34.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala stood at 34.1%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala peaked at 45.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.6% | 41.5% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 43.0% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.31 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,822 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.3 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.48 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 9.29 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1179 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1179 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1464 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.328 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Guatemala was 34.1% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Guatemala ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.