Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 16.52 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala stood at 16.52 %.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala peaked at 57.46 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.38 %, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 32nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.62 % | — |
| 2003 | 57.46 % | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 53.93 % | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 27.19 % | -49.6% |
| 2010 | 18.42 % | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 21.21 % | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 20.24 % | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 22.01 % | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 25.41 % | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 22.14 % | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 23.31 % | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.98 % | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 19.72 % | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 19.83 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.38 % | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 19.76 % | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 16.52 % | -16.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 16.52 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.39 %, 33% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 16.52 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.11 %, 48% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.05 % | 27.19 % | 57.46 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.43 % | 18.42 % | 25.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.55 % | 16.38 % | 19.76 % | 3 |
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 share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala was 16.52 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 57.46 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.38 % in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Guatemala ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of formal employment by industry and sex: 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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About this data
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.