Compensation of employees in Guatemala

Guatemala: Compensation of employees was 37.99 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
37.99 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
85th
of 156 countries
All-time high
37.99 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
1.17 billion current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2024

Compensation of employees in Guatemala, 1990–2024

010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B1990200720241990: 1.2B current LCU1991: 1.4B current LCU1992: 1.9B current LCU1993: 2.3B current LCU1994: 2.5B current LCU1995: 3.2B current LCU2000: 5.1B current LCU2001: 6.0B current LCU2002: 6.4B current LCU2003: 6.8B current LCU2004: 6.8B current LCU2005: 6.8B current LCU2006: 7.6B current LCU2007: 8.2B current LCU2008: 9.2B current LCU2009: 11.1B current LCU2010: 12.5B current LCU2011: 14.1B current LCU2012: 15.0B current LCU2013: 16.9B current LCU2014: 20.1B current LCU2015: 22.1B current LCU2016: 22.8B current LCU2017: 24.7B current LCU2018: 25.6B current LCU2019: 28.4B current LCU2020: 29.8B current LCU2021: 30.9B current LCU2022: 32.3B current LCU2023: 35.3B current LCU2024: 38.0B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 37.99 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Guatemala peaked at 37.99 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.17 billion current LCU, in 1990.

That places Guatemala 85th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.06 billion current LCU 1.17 billion current LCU 3.21 billion current LCU 6
2000s 7.39 billion current LCU 5.13 billion current LCU 11.10 billion current LCU 10
2010s 20.22 billion current LCU 12.47 billion current LCU 28.41 billion current LCU 10
2020s 33.26 billion current LCU 29.84 billion current LCU 37.99 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 82 Mauritius 51.76 billion current LCU compare
  2. 83 Ghana 50.81 billion current LCU compare
  3. 84 North Macedonia 44.57 billion current LCU compare
  4. 86 Netherlands 37.39 billion current LCU compare
  5. 87 New Zealand 35.91 billion current LCU compare
  6. 88 Namibia 35.48 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Guatemala?
Compensation of employees in Guatemala was 37.99 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 37.99 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 1.17 billion current LCU in 1990.
How does Guatemala rank for compensation of employees?
Guatemala ranks 85th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.