International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 2.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Guatemala, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Guatemala is 2.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.0% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Guatemala peaked at 16.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 133rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.7% | — |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -74.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 28% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) 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 | -74.0% | 9.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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, receipts in Guatemala?
- International tourism, receipts in Guatemala was 2.3% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Guatemala ranks 133rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.