What share of people in Peten are in formal employment?

That is 5.9 IGSS contributors for every 100 residents of Peten, against 9.3 nationally, 10th highest of 22 (IGSS 2024; INE population projection for mid-2024).

Economy, jobs and prices in Peten, Guatemala: official figures

69.3% of households in Peten had an improved source of drinking water in 2023, 7th lowest of 22 departments.

GDP per capita 2024

Q39,334

2024

Workers contributing to IGSS

38,081

2024

Average IGSS contribution salary

Q4,787

2024

How many households in Peten have improved sanitation?

47.0% of households in Peten had improved sanitation in 2023, 5th lowest of 22.

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How many households in Peten have electricity?

80.5% of households in Peten were connected to the electricity grid in 2023, 3rd lowest of 22.

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What is the GDP of Peten?

Banguat puts the GDP of Peten at Q25,525 million in 2024 at current prices, 2.9% of the national Q878,387 million, 9th highest of 22 departments (preliminary).

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What is the GDP per capita in Peten?

GDP per person in Peten was Q39,334 in 2024 against Q49,228 nationally, 9th highest of 22 departments (Banguat, preliminary).

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How fast is income per person growing in Peten?

GDP per person in Peten rose 35.4% between 2019 and 2024 at current prices, from Q29,059 to Q39,334 (national: 37.6%).

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How fast is the economy of Peten growing?

After adjusting for prices, GDP in Peten grew 0.9% in 2024 (national: 3.7%), the slowest of 22.

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Has the economy of Peten grown since 2013?

Real GDP in Peten was 39.5% higher in 2024 than in 2013 (national: 46.9%); its share of national GDP moved from 3.3% in 2013 to 2.9% in 2024.

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How many people in Peten have formal jobs?

38,081 workers in Peten contributed to the IGSS social security institute in 2024, 2.3% of the 1,659,137 nationally, 8th highest of 22 departments.

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Is formal employment growing in Peten?

The number of IGSS contributors in Peten rose 30.1% between 2019 and 2024, from 29,263 to 38,081 (national: 22.8%), 9th slowest of 22.

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How has the number of formal workers in Peten changed since 2012?

Since 2012 the number of IGSS contributors in Peten has gone from 12,936 to 38,081, a change of 194% (national: 40%).

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How many registered employers are there in Peten?

498 employers in Peten were registered as IGSS contributors in 2024, an average of 76 contributing workers per employer (national: 45).

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What is the average salary in Peten?

The average contribution salary of IGSS workers in Peten was Q4,787 in 2024 (national: Q5,681), 5th lowest of 22 departments.

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How much do formal workers in Peten earn in total?

Salaries declared to IGSS for Peten totalled Q2,188 million in 2024, 1.9% of the national total, 9th highest of 22.

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Are wages in Peten higher than the national average?

IGSS contributors in Peten had an average salary below the national average by Q893 in 2024, while GDP per person was 80% of the national level.

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How Peten compares with other departments

GDP (million quetzales, current prices) (2024)

Peten ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP (million quetzales, current prices)
6	San Marcos	Q29,130m
7	Chimaltenango	Q26,899m
8	Quiche	Q25,686m
9	Peten	Q25,525m
10	Izabal	Q25,188m
11	Suchitepequez	Q23,389m
12	Sacatepequez	Q20,323m

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GDP per capita (quetzales) (2024)

Peten ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP per capita (quetzales)
6	Sacatepequez	Q49,030
7	Retalhuleu	Q45,129
8	Quetzaltenango	Q40,239
9	Peten	Q39,334
10	Santa Rosa	Q37,948
11	Suchitepequez	Q36,934
12	Chimaltenango	Q34,295

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Real GDP growth 2024 (2024)

Peten ranks 22 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Real GDP growth 2024
16	San Marcos	2.5%
17	Zacapa	2.3%
18	Escuintla	1.8%
19	Alta Verapaz	1.6%
20	Izabal	1.4%
21	El Progreso	1.2%
22	Peten	0.9%

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Workers contributing to IGSS social security (2024)

Peten ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Workers contributing to IGSS social security
5	Sacatepequez	43,926
6	Alta Verapaz	42,987
7	San Marcos	40,747
8	Peten	38,081
9	Suchitepequez	37,783
10	Retalhuleu	33,946
11	Huehuetenango	33,872

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IGSS contributors per 100 residents (2024)

Peten ranks 10 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS contributors per 100 residents
7	Quetzaltenango	7.4
8	El Progreso	6.7
9	Suchitepequez	6.0
10	Peten	5.9
11	Chiquimula	4.5
12	Santa Rosa	4.3
13	Chimaltenango	4.1

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Growth in IGSS contributors 2019-2024 (2019-24)

Peten ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Growth in IGSS contributors 2019-2024
11	Sacatepequez	35.4%
12	Jalapa	34.2%
13	Jutiapa	33.9%
14	Peten	30.1%
15	Quetzaltenango	28.5%
16	Santa Rosa	27.6%
17	Zacapa	25.6%

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Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales) (2024)

Peten ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales)
15	El Progreso	Q5,065
16	Izabal	Q5,004
17	Zacapa	Q4,992
18	Peten	Q4,787
19	Suchitepequez	Q4,686
20	Retalhuleu	Q4,637
21	Escuintla	Q4,535

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IGSS payroll (million quetzales) (2024)

Peten ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS payroll (million quetzales)
6	San Marcos	Q2,565m
7	Huehuetenango	Q2,403m
8	Sacatepequez	Q2,361m
9	Peten	Q2,188m
10	Suchitepequez	Q2,125m
11	Chimaltenango	Q1,973m
12	Quiche	Q1,925m

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Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI) (2023)

Peten ranks 16 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI)
13	Izabal	71.7%
14	Chiquimula	71.5%
15	Huehuetenango	69.6%
16	Peten	69.3%
17	Santa Rosa	67.1%
18	San Marcos	67.0%
19	Suchitepequez	65.5%

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Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI) (2023)

Peten ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI)
15	Jalapa	52.7%
16	Huehuetenango	52.2%
17	Baja Verapaz	50.7%
18	Peten	47.0%
19	San Marcos	46.3%
20	Quiche	38.0%
21	Totonicapan	30.2%

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Households connected to the electricity grid (ENCOVI) (2023)

Peten ranks 20 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households connected to the electricity grid (ENCOVI)
16	San Marcos	82.8%
17	Huehuetenango	82.8%
18	Quiche	81.3%
19	Baja Verapaz	80.7%
20	Peten	80.5%
21	Izabal	79.8%
22	Alta Verapaz	50.7%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida (ENCOVI) 2023: Poverty and inequality (departmental maps for poverty, extreme poverty, poverty gap and severity, Gini, water, sanitation, electricity), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df15ab3fe8b7…)
Banco de Guatemala (Banguat): Cuentas regionales y departamentales anuales: Producto Interno Bruto por departamento 2013-2024 (current quetzales and chained volume, reference year 2013; preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5b2e9ad0dee9…)
Banco de Guatemala (Banguat): Cuentas regionales y departamentales anuales: Producto Interno Bruto per cápita por departamento 2013-2024 (quetzales; preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 673dd87343cf…)
Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS): El IGSS en cifras 2024: contributing affiliates, payroll and average salary by department (B2.1, C5), employers by department (C17.3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d61a33487068…)

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