Guatemala Poverty Rate

Guatemala poverty rate for 2023 was 47.30%, a 2.5% increase from 2014.
  • Guatemala poverty rate for 2014 was 44.80%, a 4.6% increase from 2006.
  • Guatemala poverty rate for 2006 was 40.20%, a 1.5% decline from 2000.
  • Guatemala poverty rate for 2000 was 41.70%, a 4.9% decline from 1998.
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Guatemala Poverty Rate | Historical Data | 1986 - 2023.