Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 62.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala is 62.8 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala peaked at 69.28 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.64 %, in 2003.
That places Guatemala 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.9 % | — |
| 2003 | 21.64 % | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 25.98 % | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 52.91 % | +103.7% |
| 2010 | 57.7 % | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 62.39 % | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 62.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.79 % | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 53.75 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.87 % | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 52.87 % | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 56.72 % | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 61.61 % | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 63.62 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 69.28 % | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 58.02 % | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 62.8 % | +8.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 62.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.23 %, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 62.8 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.91 %, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +103.7% | 25.98 % | 52.91 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.61 % | 21.64 % | 52.91 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.24 % | 52.79 % | 63.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.37 % | 58.02 % | 69.28 % | 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 informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Guatemala was 62.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.28 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.64 % in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Guatemala ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — 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.