Country information

Guatemala

Area

109.021 km²

Capital

Guatemala City

Government

César Bernardo Arévalo de León

Population

17,7 million

Contact

Tonatiuh Velázquez

Regional Manager Mexico and Central America

t.velazquez@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0)40 413 43 142

Economic data

Basic data 2022 2023 2024
GDP growth in % 4,1 3,4 3.8 (p)
Export in billion US$ 15,0 14,18 8,15(Aug)
Import in billion US$ 32.12 30.17 29,83(Nov)
Key interest rate in % 3,75 4,25 4,5
Exchange rate US$/GTQ 7,76 7,85 7,77
Inflation rate in % 9,2 4,1 -3,6 (e)
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,627 - -

Foreign Trade

Import products: Refined Petroleum, Machinery, Electronics
Import partner: USA, China, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica

Export products: Coffee, Tee, Spieces,Fruits, Nuts, Animal and Vegetable Fats, Oils, Wax
Export partner: USA, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexiko

Notes


Update: 07.02.2023
Sources: BANGUAT, CEPAL, GTAI, OANDA, Statista, UNDP,  Worldbank