Guatemala

Country in Americas

In brief

Exports, share of GDP: 15.6% (2025). World rank 161 of 184; in Americas, 26 of 31. Remittances received, share of GDP: 20.8% (2025). World rank 14 of 178; in Americas, 5 of 38. Gini index (0 = full equality): 45.2 (2023). World rank 107 of 116 (1 = best); in Americas, 14 of 20. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $62.2B → $123.3B, GDP per person $3,894 → $6,598, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $8,934 → $15,197. Better than all its neighbours (Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico): GDP growth per year, unemployment, and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $123.3B 2025
GDP per person: $6,598 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $15,197 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.3% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $6,360 2025
Inflation: +1.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 43 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 9.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 21.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 62.1% 2025
Unemployment: 2.6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 4.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 38.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 15.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 31% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +4.7% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 20.8% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 11.6% 2024
Currency: Guatemalan Quetzal (GTQ)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 45.2 2023
Living on under $3 a day: 9.7% 2023