Guatemala: Air transport, passengers carried

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 106.5% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 93% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Guatemala had the 127th highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Guatemala in the 2023 ranking

• Georgia — 124th of 149: 320,810
• Madagascar — 125th of 149: 313,313
• Seychelles — 126th of 149: 236,917
• Bhutan — 128th of 149: 189,878
• Botswana — 129th of 149: 172,720
• Solomon Islands — 130th of 149: 157,418

What this measures

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.

Limitations: While ICAO aviation data provide a globally standardized and comprehensive view of air transport activity, several limitations affect their accuracy and comparability. Data quality depends on the completeness and consistency of country reporting, which can vary due to differences in national statistical capacity, regulatory environments, and adherence to ICAO definitions. Some countries may not report all relevant data, leading ICAO to estimate missing values using historical submissions and published schedules, which can introduce uncertainty. Changes in airline registration, mergers, or operational practices may also affect the attribution of traffic statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 42 values

Air transport, passengers carried in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 35,515 (2022)
• Argentina — 21.06 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 1.47 million (2023)
• Belize — 776,198 (2023)
• Bolivia — 5.6 million (2023)
• Brazil — 95.4 million (2023)
• Chile — 21.32 million (2023)
• Colombia — 42.4 million (2023)
• Costa Rica — 1.97 million (2023)
• Cuba — 136,998 (2023)
• Dominican Republic

More infrastructure data for Guatemala

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1.98 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 10.77 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 20.71 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 112.52 (2024)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.54 (2023)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 239 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1,666 (2023)
• Patent applications, residents — 8 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 23.35% (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Guatemala's air transport, passengers carried?

221,478 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 96.87% from 112,500 in 1970 (1.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 508,400 in 1997 and the lowest 1,766 in 2021.

How does Guatemala rank?

127th highest of 149 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.PSGR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers; ICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri:… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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