Share of male directors in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of male directors was 78.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male directors in Guatemala, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of male directors in Guatemala stood at 78.3%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Guatemala peaked at 89.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2021.
That places Guatemala 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.4% | — |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.4% | 82.4% | 89.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.8% | 79.3% | 5 |
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 share of male directors in Guatemala?
- Share of male directors in Guatemala was 78.3% in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of male directors recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of male directors?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of male directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.