Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.424 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala is 0.424, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala peaked at 0.489 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2013.
Guatemala ranks 20th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.489 | — |
| 2003 | 0.448 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.428 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.44 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.434 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.453 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.437 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.417 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.405 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.414 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.412 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.411 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.418 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.424 | -1.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.424 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.424 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.365, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4512 | 0.428 | 0.489 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4183 | 0.4 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.425 | 0.418 | 0.429 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More work & labour data for Guatemala
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6261 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 18,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,847 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 13,041 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 12,871 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 25,912 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Guatemala was 0.424 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.489 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.