Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 52.34 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala is 52.34 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala peaked at 80.56 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.34 %, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 44th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.56 % | — |
| 2003 | 72.91 % | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 75.94 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 80.28 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.82 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 72.98 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 78.57 % | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 69.75 % | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 71.25 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 61.92 % | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 61.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.14 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 64.85 % | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.32 % | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 70.16 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61 % | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 71.81 % | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 52.34 % | -27.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 52.34 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.61 %, 72% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 52.34 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.34 %, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.42 % | 72.91 % | 80.56 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.87 % | 61.13 % | 78.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.83 % | 52.34 % | 71.81 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 56.67 % compare
- 42 El Salvador 56.23 % compare
- 43 Costa Rica 55.78 % compare
- 45 Mauritius 52.12 % compare
- 46 Cyprus 51.76 % compare
- 47 Vanuatu 50.01 % compare
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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Guatemala was 52.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 80.56 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.34 % in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Guatemala ranks 44th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.