Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala
Guatemala: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 12.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.3
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.52
in 2022
All-time low
7.25
in 1994
Years of data
30
1992–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala stood at 12.3.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala peaked at 12.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.25, in 1994.
Guatemala ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.96 | — |
| 1993 | 8.31 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 7.25 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 8.26 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 9.12 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 9.31 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 10.04 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 10.57 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 11.53 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 11.36 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.35 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.07 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.99 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.21 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.57 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.71 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.22 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.27 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.45 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.54 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.09 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.23 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 11.37 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 11.24 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.77 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 12.52 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 12.3 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 | 7.25 | 10.04 | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.26 | 10.57 | 11.99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.09 | 9.8 | 11.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.97 | 10.77 | 12.52 | 4 |
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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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guatemala was 12.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 12.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Guatemala ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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