Country information

Guatemala

Area

109.021 km²

Capital

Guatemala City

Government

César Bernardo Arévalo de León

Population

17,8 million

Contact

Tonatiuh Velázquez

Regional Manager Mexico and Central America

t.velazquez@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0)40 413 43 142

Economic data

Basic data 2023 2024 2025
GDP growth in % 3,4 3,7 4,28
Export in billion US$ 14,18 14,7 15,6
Import in billion US$ 30,17 32,4 34,5
Key interest rate in % 4,25 4,75 (Sep) 3,5 (Nov)
Exchange rate US$/GTQ 7,85 7,77 7,68
Inflation rate in % 4,18 1,7 1,65
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,662 - -

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: 17.08.2026
Sources: BANGUAT, CEPAL, GTAI, OANDA, Statista, UNDP,  Worl Bank Open Data, UN Comtrade Data Base