Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala
Guatemala: Final consumption expenditure was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Guatemala is 4.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Guatemala peaked at 8.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 1982.
That places Guatemala 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | -1.3% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.68 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 201.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 26.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 61.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 8.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -11.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 50,069 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 6,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 935.69 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Guatemala?
- Final consumption expenditure in Guatemala was 4.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 1982.
- How does Guatemala rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Guatemala ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.