Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural was -30.15 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-30.15 %
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
36th
of 39 countries
All-time high
-23.03 %
in 2021
All-time low
-39.18 %
in 2013
Years of data
17
2002–2023

Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, 2002–2023

-40-35-30-252002201220232002: -26.7 %2003: -34.8 %2004: -35 %2006: -37 %2010: -37 %2011: -29.8 %2012: -29.8 %2013: -39.2 %2014: -36.3 %2015: -30.3 %2016: -38 %2017: -34.4 %2018: -29.9 %2019: -26.1 %2021: -23 %2022: -35.1 %2023: -30.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Guatemala is -30.15 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Guatemala peaked at -23.03 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, -39.18 %, in 2013.

That places Guatemala 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Guatemala, 2002 to 2023.
Year % Change
2002 -26.69 %
2003 -34.78 % +30.3%
2004 -34.98 % +0.6%
2006 -36.96 % +5.7%
2010 -36.99 % +0.1%
2011 -29.83 % -19.4%
2012 -29.78 % -0.2%
2013 -39.18 % +31.6%
2014 -36.33 % -7.3%
2015 -30.29 % -16.6%
2016 -37.97 % +25.4%
2017 -34.4 % -9.4%
2018 -29.91 % -13.1%
2019 -26.06 % -12.9%
2021 -23.03 % -11.6%
2022 -35.06 % +52.2%
2023 -30.15 % -14.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's -30.15 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -13.16 %, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's -30.15 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -24.24 %, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -33.35 % -36.96 % -26.69 % 4
2010s -33.07 % -39.18 % -26.06 % 10
2020s -29.41 % -35.06 % -23.03 % 3

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 33 Dominican Republic -24.24 % compare
  2. 34 Colombia -25.09 % compare
  3. 35 Ecuador -26.14 % compare
  4. 37 Panama -30.93 % compare
  5. 38 El Salvador -31.9 % compare
  6. 39 Honduras -33.15 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Guatemala?
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural in Guatemala was -30.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was -23.03 % in 2021.
What is the lowest gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was -39.18 % in 2013.
How does Guatemala rank for gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural?
Guatemala ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in informal employment by industry: non-agricultural rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in informal employment by industry: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 511 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.