Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala
Guatemala: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 9.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala peaked at 28.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2022.
Guatemala ranks 77th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 28.7% | — |
| 1966 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 27.4% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 27.3% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 25.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 9.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 9.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -37.9% | 22.8% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.0% | 27.3% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 24.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 23.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Guatemala was 9.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1965.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Guatemala ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.