Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Guatemala's unemployment rate stands at 2.6% as of 2025-12-31, down from 2.61% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Guatemala's unemployment rate was 2.6%, down from 2.61% in 2024.
In 2024, Guatemala's unemployment rate was 2.61%, up from 2.34% in 2023.
In 2023, Guatemala's unemployment rate was 2.34%, down from 3.05% in 2022.
In 2022, Guatemala's unemployment rate was 3.05%, up from 2.17% in 2021.
In 2021, Guatemala's unemployment rate was 2.17%, down from 2.97% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6% | -0.009% |
| 2024 | 2.61% | +0.269% |
| 2023 | 2.34% | -0.707% |
| 2022 | 3.05% | +0.877% |
| 2021 | 2.17% | -0.791% |
| 2020 | 2.97% | +0.772% |
| 2019 | 2.19% | -0.09% |
| 2018 | 2.28% | -0.179% |
| 2017 | 2.46% | -0.121% |
| 2016 | 2.58% | +0.077% |
| 2015 | 2.51% | -0.211% |
| 2014 | 2.72% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.02% | +0.252% |
| 2012 | 2.77% | -0.404% |
| 2011 | 3.17% | -0.328% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.277% |
| 2009 | 3.22% | +0.322% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +0.051% |
| 2007 | 2.85% | -0.113% |
| 2006 | 2.96% | -0.099% |
| 2005 | 3.06% | +0.088% |
| 2004 | 2.97% | +0.164% |
| 2003 | 2.81% | +0.553% |
| 2002 | 2.25% | +0.003% |
| 2001 | 2.25% | +0.108% |
| 2000 | 2.14% | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 2.11% | -0.032% |
| 1998 | 2.15% | +0% |
| 1997 | 2.15% | -0.011% |
| 1996 | 2.16% | +0.039% |
| 1995 | 2.12% | -0.003% |
| 1994 | 2.12% | -0.013% |
| 1993 | 2.13% | -0.03% |
| 1992 | 2.16% | -0.034% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
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Guatemala's unemployment rate is 2.6% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.61% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.5% (2010); the lowest is 2.11% (1999), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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