Poverty & Inequality in Guatemala 87 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 down 50.0% 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 57.3% 116th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 74.8% 115th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.31 live births per woman 2023 down 26.7% 89th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare 2023 down 12.5% 130th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.5% 123rd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year 2023 down 351.6% 144th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 2023 up 7.4% 144th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% 2023 up 7.4% 144th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.4% 133rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 212.4% 132nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.48 2023 down 9.4% 50th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 9.3% 2023 down 12.4% 169th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1179 2023 down 8.1% 85th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1179 2023 down 8.1% 85th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1464 2023 down 11.4% 75th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 9.7% 2023 up 21.2% 32nd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 3.4% 2023 up 47.8% 31st Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 17.6% 2023 up 4.1% 33rd Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 47.3% 2023 up 5.6% 42nd Prosperity gap 4.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 up 11.6% 36th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.328 2023 down 11.7% 61st Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 6.3% 2023 up 21.2% 33rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.0% 2023 down 1.0% 30th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 19.5% 2023 up 6.6% 37th Population living in slums 37.6% 2022 down 10.6% 61st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.479 2023 up 5.0% 111th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.479 2023 up 5.0% 111th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.479 2023 up 5.0% 111th Proportion of population below international poverty line 9.7% 2023 up 21.2% 33rd Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 224.16 2023 up 106.4% 70th Income share held by second 20% 9.3% 2023 up 8.1% 112th Income share held by third 20% 14.0% 2023 up 6.1% 112th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.4% 2023 up 6.5% 91st Income share held by highest 20% 50.6% 2023 down 5.6% 11th Income share held by highest 10% 34.1% 2023 down 10.3% 15th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.6% 2023 down 5.9% 112th Income share held by lowest 20% 4.6% 2023 up 2.2% 113th Gini index 45.2 2023 down 6.4% 12th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 19.1% 2023 down 2.6% 15th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 683.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 70.4% 34th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 3.4% 2023 up 47.5% 29th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0722 2024 down 27.2% 91st Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.1% 2024 down 30.0% 82nd Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 7,308 2017 up 19.2% 103rd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 16.9% 2024 up 5.0% 79th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.4521 2023 down 6.4% 12th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 1.75 million people 2023 up 40.3% 35th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7.77 million people 2023 up 9.3% 55th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 626,662 people 2023 down 4.3% 62nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 93.2% 2023 up 1.4% 50th Share of population living in extreme poverty 9.7% 2023 up 21.4% 32nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 47.3% 2023 up 5.6% 42nd Page 1 of 2 Next →