Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala
Guatemala: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 96.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala, 1986–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala stood at 96.5%.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala peaked at 99.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 99.0% | — |
| 1989 | 97.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.2% | 97.4% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.4% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Guatemala was 96.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Guatemala ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.