Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:05 PM

SERIAL · 320North America

Guatemala

CapitalGuatemala City

CurrencyGTQ · quetzal

LanguageSpanish

Area108,890 km²

Since1821

ISOGTM · GT

Population

18.7Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central America

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Gulf of Honduras to the northeast.

Text: Wikipedia — GuatemalaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-22

— FACTS —

Capital: Guatemala City
Currency: quetzal (GTQ)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +502
Licence plate code: GCA
Top-level domain: .gt
Independence / founding: 1821
Highest point: Volcán Tajumulco (4,203 m)
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: National Anthem of Guatemala

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

32.6%% of land area

#102 of 2132023

103% of world average

Forest area

34,930km²

#84 of 2132023

18% of world average

Agricultural land

43.0%% of land area

#87 of 2092023

116% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

14.5%% of land area

#74 of 2062023

104% of world average

Land area

108,890km²

#107 of 2152023

17% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

18.7Mpeople

#69 of 2162025

49% of world average

Population growth

1.5%% per year

#70 of 2162025

154% of world average

Population density

169people per km²

#69 of 2152023

37% of world average

People living in cities

56.3%% of population

#137 of 2162025

89% of world average

Urban population growth

2.1%% per year

#66 of 2162025

139% of world average

People living rurally

43.7%% of population

#80 of 2162025

119% of world average

Population aged 0-14

31.0%% of population

#67 of 2162025

123% of world average

Population aged 15-64

64.0%% of population

#118 of 2162025

100% of world average

Population aged 65+

5.0%% of population

#147 of 2162025

46% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

56.2%% of working-age population

#99 of 2162025

98% of world average

Female population

50.4%% of population

#103 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#86 of 2162024

97% of world average

Birth rate

20.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#70 of 2162024

120% of world average

Death rate

4.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#197 of 2162024

63% of world average

Net migration

-7,959people (5-year total)

#147 of 2162025

-7228% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.5%% of population

#195 of 2152024

4% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$123.31Bcurrent US$

#68 of 2112025

22% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$284.00Bcurrent int'l $

#71 of 1992025

27% of world average

GDP per person

$6,598current US$

#124 of 2112025

27% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$15,197current int'l $

#122 of 1992025

45% of world average

GDP growth

4.3%% per year

#72 of 2102025

127% of world average

GDP per person growth

2.7%% per year

#95 of 2102025

114% of world average

Gross national income

$121.83Bcurrent US$

#66 of 2042025

21% of world average

Gross national income per person

$6,360current US$

#115 of 2032025

32% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$15,020current int'l $

#119 of 1972025

47% of world average

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Inflation

1.5%% per year

#50 of 1902025

17% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.4%% per year

#110 of 2092025

48% of world average

Real interest rate

9.2%%

#26 of 1342025

222% of world average

Lending interest rate

12.9%%

#39 of 1342025

114% of world average

Government debt

25.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2013

42% of world average

Government revenue

12.8%% of GDP

#136 of 1492024

49% of world average

Government spending

13.5%% of GDP

#132 of 1492023

49% of world average

Government consumption

11.5%% of GDP

#143 of 1812025

65% of world average

Household consumption

87.2%% of GDP

#18 of 1812025

135% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

16.8%% of GDP

#148 of 1782025

72% of world average

Fixed investment

16.7%% of GDP

#140 of 1732025

75% of world average

Gross savings

19.3%% of GDP

#100 of 1682024

88% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$1.85Bcurrent US$

#74 of 2012024

22% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.6%% of GDP

#117 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.8%% of GDP

#65 of 1792024

35% of world average

Current account balance

2.9%% of GDP

#54 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$32.75Bcurrent US$

#58 of 1772025

33% of world average

External debt

$27.06Bcurrent US$

#79 of 1212024

35% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

450-100

#135 of 1472023

127% of world average

People below the poverty line

9.7%% of population

#104 of 1472023

76% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

34.1%%

#131 of 1472023

122% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

1.6%%

#138 of 1472023

57% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$21.64Bcurrent US$

#11 of 1862024

420% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.4%% of GNI

#107 of 1372023

7% of world average

Exchange rate

8local currency per US$

#114 of 2112025

1% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

9.6%% of GDP

#73 of 1992025

96% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

21.8%% of GDP

#118 of 2022025

89% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.2%% of GDP

#61 of 1952025

120% of world average

Services' share of the economy

62.1%% of GDP

#72 of 2022025

107% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Guatemala.

— TRADE —

Exports

15.6%% of GDP

#163 of 1872025

36% of world average

Imports

31.0%% of GDP

#134 of 1872025

62% of world average

Trade balance

-15.4%% of GDP

#148 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

40.7%% of GDP

#142 of 2052025

63% of world average

Goods exported

$15.56Bcurrent US$

#87 of 2072025

13% of world average

Goods imported

$34.61Bcurrent US$

#69 of 2072025

27% of world average

Services exported

$4.65Bcurrent US$

#99 of 1912024

10% of world average

Services imported

$6.45Bcurrent US$

#84 of 1912024

15% of world average

Goods and services exported

$17.98Bcurrent US$

#94 of 1912024

10% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$35.58Bcurrent US$

#74 of 1912024

21% of world average

High-tech share of exports

5.4%% of manufactured exports

#96 of 1792024

44% of world average

Terms of trade

85index

#185 of 2062024

80% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

72.7 yrsyears

#127 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, women

75.0 yrsyears

#134 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.4 yrsyears

#119 of 2162024

99% of world average

Infant deaths

17.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#124 of 1962024

93% of world average

Deaths under age 5

20.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#124 of 1962024

85% of world average

Maternal deaths

94per 100,000 live births

#127 of 1942023

81% of world average

Health spending

6.8%% of GDP

#90 of 1932023

100% of world average

Health spending per person

$392current US$

#103 of 1932023

27% of world average

Physicians

1.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#109 of 1872020

61% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

2.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#125 of 1962023

48% of world average

Hospital beds

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#148 of 1572023

15% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

93.2%% of population

#141 of 2142024

103% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

71.2%% of population

#160 of 2132024

88% of world average

Suicide rate

5per 100,000 people

#61 of 1852021

58% of world average

Adults who smoke

11.2%% of adults

#41 of 1662024

57% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.2%% aged 15-49

#49 of 1532024

15% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

28per 100,000 people

#88 of 2082024

28% of world average

Undernourishment

11.8%% of population

#118 of 1682023

117% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

90.0%% of children 12-23 months

#96 of 1932024

105% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.1%% of GDP

#144 of 1902024

71% of world average

Education spending

17.3%% of government spending

#39 of 1892025

128% of world average

Adult literacy

82.1%% aged 15+

#78 of 1192024

98% of world average

Youth literacy

95.4%% aged 15-24

#73 of 1262024

105% of world average

Primary school enrolment

101.5%% gross

#84 of 2002024

101% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

49.6%% gross

#165 of 1882024

57% of world average

University enrolment

27.3%% gross

#112 of 1672023

55% of world average

Primary school completion

86.5%% of relevant age group

#127 of 1802024

96% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

20pupils per teacher

#92 of 1602018

91% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

16.0 yrsyears

#2 of 1972025

159% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.6%% of labour force

#26 of 1862025

38% of world average

Youth unemployment

4.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#25 of 1862025

30% of world average

Labour force participation

59.6%% aged 15+

#107 of 1862025

99% of world average

Women in the labour force

38.3%% of women aged 15+

#155 of 1862025

75% of world average

Men in the labour force

81.7%% of men aged 15+

#20 of 1862025

117% of world average

Labour force

7.7Mpeople

#68 of 1862025

38% of world average

Working in agriculture

29.1%% of employment

#62 of 1862025

132% of world average

Working in industry

22.7%% of employment

#59 of 1862025

116% of world average

Working in services

48.2%% of employment

#135 of 1862025

83% of world average

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Self-employed

39.1%% of employment

#81 of 1862025

101% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

87.3%% of labour force

#10 of 1712024

115% of world average

Employed

58.1%% aged 15+

#91 of 1862025

103% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

60.2%% of population

#151 of 2072024

84% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

113per 100 people

#115 of 2102024

97% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

5per 100 people

#138 of 2082024

29% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

11per 100 people

#105 of 2132024

72% of world average

Access to electricity

90.9%% of population

#159 of 2142024

102% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

46.5%% of population

#137 of 1892023

67% of world average

Electricity used per person

733kWh per person

#116 of 1492023

17% of world average

Energy used per person

935kg oil equivalent per person

#94 of 1492023

41% of world average

Air passengers carried

221,478passengers

#129 of 1652023

1% of world average

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Air freight

1million tonne-km

#124 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

885route-km

not enough data to rank2004

8% of world average

Container port traffic

2.0MTEU

#49 of 1672024

37% of world average

Research and development spending

0.0%% of GDP

#127 of 1272023

1% of world average

Patent applications by residents

9count

#106 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

109count

#138 of 1972023

1% of world average

Tourists arriving

594,000count

#115 of 1942020

12% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$298.5Mcurrent US$

#108 of 1752020

8% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Guatemala.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#66 of 2032024

25% of world average

Carbon emissions

20Mt CO2

#115 of 2032024

11% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

43Mt CO2-equivalent

#118 of 2032024

17% of world average

Protected land

20.1%% of land area

#89 of 2132025

107% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.9%% of territorial waters

#104 of 1742025

9% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

3.0%% of internal resources

#58 of 1772022

2% of world average

Renewable water available per person

6,118m³ per person

#62 of 1832022

43% of world average

Renewable energy use

62.1%% of final energy consumption

#35 of 2122021

214% of world average

Electricity from renewables

60.6%% of total

#55 of 2062021

175% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

23.6%% of total

#44 of 2092022

40% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#98 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

38.4%% of energy use

#61 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.4%% of GDP

#151 of 1562024

17% of world average

Military spending

$415.2Mcurrent US$

#110 of 1602024

2% of world average

Military spending

2.7%% of government spending

#129 of 1532024

37% of world average

Armed forces personnel

43,000people

#76 of 1702020

27% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#100 of 1682020

51% of world average

Tax revenue

11.6%% of GDP

#115 of 1492024

69% of world average

Homicides

23per 100,000 people

#141 of 1582023

300% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Guatemala.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National Anthem of GuatemalaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Guatemala City · approx. UTC-6

Neighbours

Landmarks

Tikal National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

College of the Company of JesusImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Miguel Ángel AsturiasGuatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)

Rigoberta MenchúGuatemalan human rights activist

Oscar IsaacGuatemalan-American actor

Jacobo Árbenzpresident of Guatemala in 1951–54

Jimmy MoralesComedian and former President of Guatemala

Otto Pérez MolinaPresident of Guatemala (2012-2015)

Álvaro ColomPresident of Guatemala (2008-2012)

Bernardo Arévalo de LeónPresident of Guatemala since 2024

Alejandro Giammatteiformer president of Guatemala

Efraín Ríos Monttformer de facto President of Guatemala, army general, genocida and former president of Congress (1926-2018)

Óscar BergerPresident of Guatemala (2004–2008)

History

1821Guatemala — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population18.7M2025

GDP$123.31B2025

GDP per person$6,5982025