What share of people in Suchitepequez are in formal employment?

That is 6.0 IGSS contributors for every 100 residents of Suchitepequez, against 9.3 nationally, 9th highest of 22 (IGSS 2024; INE population projection for mid-2024).

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

65.5% of households in Suchitepequez had an improved source of drinking water in 2023, 4th lowest of 22 departments.

GDP per capita 2024

Q36,934

2024

Workers contributing to IGSS

37,783

2024

Average IGSS contribution salary

Q4,686

2024

How many households in Suchitepequez have improved sanitation?

78.0% of households in Suchitepequez had improved sanitation in 2023, 4th highest of 22.

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How many households in Suchitepequez have electricity?

91.7% of households in Suchitepequez were connected to the electricity grid in 2023, joint 8th highest of 22.

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What is the GDP of Suchitepequez?

Banguat puts the GDP of Suchitepequez at Q23,389 million in 2024 at current prices, 2.7% of the national Q878,387 million, 11th highest of 22 departments (preliminary).

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What is the GDP per capita in Suchitepequez?

GDP per person in Suchitepequez was Q36,934 in 2024 against Q49,228 nationally, 11th highest of 22 departments (Banguat, preliminary).

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How fast is income per person growing in Suchitepequez?

GDP per person in Suchitepequez rose 37.9% between 2019 and 2024 at current prices, from Q26,778 to Q36,934 (national: 37.6%).

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How fast is the economy of Suchitepequez growing?

After adjusting for prices, GDP in Suchitepequez grew 3.8% in 2024 (national: 3.7%), joint 9th slowest of 22.

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Has the economy of Suchitepequez grown since 2013?

Real GDP in Suchitepequez was 42.5% higher in 2024 than in 2013 (national: 46.9%); its share of national GDP moved from 2.8% in 2013 to 2.7% in 2024.

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How many people in Suchitepequez have formal jobs?

37,783 workers in Suchitepequez contributed to the IGSS social security institute in 2024, 2.3% of the 1,659,137 nationally, 9th highest of 22 departments.

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Is formal employment growing in Suchitepequez?

The number of IGSS contributors in Suchitepequez rose 23.4% between 2019 and 2024, from 30,620 to 37,783 (national: 22.8%), 4th slowest of 22.

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

Since 2012 the number of IGSS contributors in Suchitepequez has gone from 27,712 to 37,783, a change of 36% (national: 40%).

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How many registered employers are there in Suchitepequez?

660 employers in Suchitepequez were registered as IGSS contributors in 2024, an average of 57 contributing workers per employer (national: 45).

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What is the average salary in Suchitepequez?

The average contribution salary of IGSS workers in Suchitepequez was Q4,686 in 2024 (national: Q5,681), 4th lowest of 22 departments.

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How much do formal workers in Suchitepequez earn in total?

Salaries declared to IGSS for Suchitepequez totalled Q2,125 million in 2024, 1.9% of the national total, 10th highest of 22.

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Are wages in Suchitepequez higher than the national average?

IGSS contributors in Suchitepequez had an average salary below the national average by Q995 in 2024, while GDP per person was 75% of the national level.

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How Suchitepequez compares with other departments

GDP (million quetzales, current prices) (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 11 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP (million quetzales, current prices)
8	Quiche	Q25,686m
9	Peten	Q25,525m
10	Izabal	Q25,188m
11	Suchitepequez	Q23,389m
12	Sacatepequez	Q20,323m
13	Jutiapa	Q18,283m
14	Retalhuleu	Q17,683m

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GDP per capita (quetzales) (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 11 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP per capita (quetzales)
8	Quetzaltenango	Q40,239
9	Peten	Q39,334
10	Santa Rosa	Q37,948
11	Suchitepequez	Q36,934
12	Chimaltenango	Q34,295
13	Jutiapa	Q32,094
14	Chiquimula	Q29,257

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Real GDP growth 2024 (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Real GDP growth 2024
11	Quetzaltenango	3.9%
12	Jalapa	3.9%
13	Huehuetenango	3.8%
14	Suchitepequez	3.8%
15	Baja Verapaz	3.2%
16	San Marcos	2.5%
17	Zacapa	2.3%

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Workers contributing to IGSS social security (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Workers contributing to IGSS social security
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
12	Chimaltenango	32,428

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IGSS contributors per 100 residents (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS contributors per 100 residents
6	Retalhuleu	8.7
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

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

Suchitepequez ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Growth in IGSS contributors 2019-2024
16	Santa Rosa	27.6%
17	Zacapa	25.6%
18	San Marcos	24.2%
19	Suchitepequez	23.4%
20	Escuintla	19.2%
21	Guatemala	18.2%
22	Izabal	17.5%

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Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales) (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales)
16	Izabal	Q5,004
17	Zacapa	Q4,992
18	Peten	Q4,787
19	Suchitepequez	Q4,686
20	Retalhuleu	Q4,637
21	Escuintla	Q4,535
22	Sacatepequez	Q4,478

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IGSS payroll (million quetzales) (2024)

Suchitepequez ranks 10 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS payroll (million quetzales)
7	Huehuetenango	Q2,403m
8	Sacatepequez	Q2,361m
9	Peten	Q2,188m
10	Suchitepequez	Q2,125m
11	Chimaltenango	Q1,973m
12	Quiche	Q1,925m
13	Retalhuleu	Q1,889m

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Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI) (2023)

Suchitepequez ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI)
16	Peten	69.3%
17	Santa Rosa	67.1%
18	San Marcos	67.0%
19	Suchitepequez	65.5%
20	Escuintla	56.8%
21	Retalhuleu	55.3%
22	Alta Verapaz	50.8%

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Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI) (2023)

Suchitepequez ranks 4 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI)
1	Guatemala	93.2%
2	Sacatepequez	92.6%
3	Escuintla	86.9%
4	Suchitepequez	78.0%
5	Jutiapa	75.7%
6	Santa Rosa	75.6%
7	El Progreso	73.4%

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

Suchitepequez ranks 9 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households connected to the electricity grid (ENCOVI)
6	Retalhuleu	92.8%
7	Totonicapan	92.7%
8	Escuintla	91.7%
9	Suchitepequez	91.7%
10	Zacapa	90.5%
11	El Progreso	90.4%
12	Chiquimula	89.9%

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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…)
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