International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Guatemala
Guatemala: International tourism, expenditures was 346.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 346.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.3% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Guatemala peaked at 1.13 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 146.00 million current US$, in 1997.
Guatemala ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 167.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 163.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 146.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 190.00 million current US$ | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 216.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 216.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 266.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 329.00 million current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 373.00 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 488.00 million current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 532.00 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 655.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 737.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 821.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 751.00 million current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 843.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 883.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 926.00 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 995.00 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.13 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 346.00 million current US$ | -69.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 346.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 346.00 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -69.3% | 1.13 billion current US$ | 346.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176.40 million current US$ | 146.00 million current US$ | 216.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 516.80 million current US$ | 216.00 million current US$ | 821.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 billion current US$ | 843.00 million current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 346.00 million current US$ | 346.00 million current US$ | 346.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Guatemala?
- International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala was 346.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 146.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Guatemala rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Guatemala ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.