International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 1.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Guatemala is 1.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Guatemala peaked at 6.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.5% | — |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -65.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 58% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 53% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) 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 | -65.7% | 5.2% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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- 153 North Macedonia 1.7% compare
- 154 United States 1.7% compare
- 155 Nicaragua 1.7% compare
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Guatemala?
- International tourism, expenditures in Guatemala was 1.8% 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 6.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Guatemala ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.