Guatemala: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Guatemala's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 830 on 2024 (from 14,190 to 15,020).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +345 and a typical year strayed about 287.59 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,200 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 80 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 691.39 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 16,447 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1,076, against 1,507 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Guatemala had the 105th highest value of the 180 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 2025 ranking

• Ecuador — 102nd of 180: 16,290
• South Africa — 103rd of 180: 15,600
• Fiji — 104th of 180: 15,360
• Tunisia — 106th of 180: 14,870
• Equatorial Guinea — 107th of 180: 14,610
• Philippines — 108th of 180: 14,460

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

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

All 36 values

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 34,670 (2025)
• Argentina — 31,920 (2025)
• Aruba — 48,900 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 39,610 (2024)
• Barbados — 24,840 (2025)
• Belize — 14,230 (2025)
• Bolivia — 12,530 (2025)
• Brazil — 22,670 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 74,470 (2024)
• Chile — 35,730 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Guatemala

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$32.75 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.93 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.13 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 108.5 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.6 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 68.49 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.46% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$107.5 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Guatemala's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)?

15,020 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 365.02% from 3,230 in 1990 (4.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15,020 in 2025 and the lowest 3,230 in 1990.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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