Country Factsheet
Guatemala
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Guatemala. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
17.11 million
Income Group
Upper middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
59.30%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
28.88%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
9.50%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
4Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
3,708Number of people benefiting
17,820Participants served by government-led programs (%)
Main Program Objectives
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Targeted Population Groups
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Local Power | 2019 | Trickle Up | The program aims to expand Trickle Ups program to ensure long-term capacity and sustainability in delivering services to extremely poor indigenous women. | 1,050 | 76-99% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Green Corps: Generating Integration Opportunities for People with International Protection Needs | 2023 | Foundation for Ecodevelopment and Conservation (FUNDAECO) | The program aims to train and convert the labor profile of refugees and asylum seekers in Izabal, Peten, and Guatemala by engaging them in the protection and sustainable management of natural resources. | 25 | 51-75% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | No |
| Guatemala Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities | 2021 | Sotzil Association | The program aims to improve the capacity, benefits, and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities through sustainable forest and natural resource management. | 2,418 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Livelihoods Generation Support | 2023 | World Vision Guatemala and Children's Shelter | The program promotes sustainable livelihoods and economic inclusion for refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable Guatemalans through employment, entrepreneurship, technical and vocational education and training, and financial inclusion. | 215 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |