Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Guatemala

Extreme poverty rate in Guatemala in 2023 — 9.7%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 57. Since 1986, the indicator has fallen by 37.7 pp.

2023 9.7% +1.7 pp vs 2014
World rank 55of 57
Period maximum 47.4%1986
Period minimum 8%2014

Trend over time

1986–2023 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Guatemala, 1986–2023020406019861990199419982002200620102014201820221986: 47.4%1989: 35.1%1998: 13.4%2000: 8.8%2006: 10.5%2014: 8%2023: 9.7%
Change over the period: −37.7 pp Annual average: -1.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 9.7%
World 10.6%
Central America computed 9.2%
Extreme poverty rate — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.7
2014 8
2006 10.5
2000 8.8
1998 13.4
1989 35.1
1986 47.4

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.