Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala
Guatemala: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 49.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
49.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 189 countries
All-time high
51.8%
in 2008
All-time low
49.0%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala is 49.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala peaked at 51.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2012.
Guatemala ranks 112th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 51.8% | — |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 49.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 49.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.0% | 51.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 109 Philippines 50.6% compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 50.4% compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 50.2% compare
- 113 Senegal 48.6% compare
- 114 Armenia 48.5% compare
- 114 Ethiopia 48.5% compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Guatemala was 49.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2012.
- How does Guatemala rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Guatemala ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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