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Guatemala · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Guatemala

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Guatemala City Upper middle income Nation age 205 years (since 1821) i GTM · GT
NationsTree Index 2025 i35.4145th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.2 msee ranking Military strength i48percentile
Population i18.7 m69th of 217 Area i108,889 km²107th of 216 GDP i$123.31 bn68th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$284.00 bn intl.71st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$15,197 intl.122nd of 199 Life expectancy i72.7 years128th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i25
Strength · trunk i39
Quality of life · crown i35
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i41
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i44
CSV

In short

Guatemala is 145th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 35.4 out of 100; its tree is 9.2 m tall.

It has 18.7 million people and an economy of $284.00 bn at purchasing power parity, 71st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: General government gross debt (26th of 189), Unemployment (26th of 187) and Renewable energy (35th of 212).

Its weakest positions: R&D spending (110th of 110), Hospital beds (138th of 145) and Income inequality (Gini) (99th of 108).

Over five years it climbed from 150th to 145th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 108,889 107th/216
Land area ikm² 107,160 103rd/216
Population ipeople 18.7 m 69th/217
Population growth i% 1.52% 70th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 171.8 70th/216
Urban population i% 56.3% 137th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 31.0% 67th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.0% 148th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $123.31 bn 68th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $284.00 bn 71st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $242.69 bn 70th/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,598 124th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $15,197 122nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6,360 114th/201
GDP growth i% 4.3% 72nd/210
Inflation i% 1.5% 48th/180
Unemployment i% 2.6% 26th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 25.2%2013
General government gross debt i% of GDP 26.7% 26th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.9% 75th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 9.6% 72nd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.8% 116th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.2% 61st/192
Services i% of GDP 62.1% 71st/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $19.19 bn 91st/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $38.19 bn 71st/182
Exports i% of GDP 15.6% 160th/183
Imports i% of GDP 31.0% 130th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 46.5% 150th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.5% 93rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 45.2% 70th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 46.8% 33rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.0% 134th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.4% 94th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.7% 40th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.4% 125th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.9% 96th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.12% 74th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 98th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.12% 45th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.69% 63rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 17.5% 62nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 6,118 62nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 594,000 115th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $298.5 m 108th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.3% 121st/168
Outbound trips idepartures 507,800 78th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 72.7 128th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 20.5 124th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.28 100th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.5 138th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 81% 142nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 33.9% 126th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 49.6% 156th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 63.3%2014
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.8% 146th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.8% 90th/193
Adult literacy i% 82.1% 64th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 27.3% 108th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.662 137th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 45.2 99th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 9.7% 84th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 90.9% 160th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 48.8% 108th/150
Internet users i% of population 60.2% 138th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 113 115th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 5.3 138th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 8852004
Air passengers carried ipassengers 221,478 128th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.11 66th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 62.1% 35th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 29.7 151st/200
Forest area i% of land area 33.1% 104th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 940 93rd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 36.5 163rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 29.4 161st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.6 166th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 61.9 133rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 49.7 121st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 51.5 122nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 23.4 130th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $632.9 m 94th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.5% 144th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.5% 122nd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 43,000 76th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.64% 100th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 6.0 m 125th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.01% 110th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 8 109th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 109 138th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guatemala — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guatemala. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Guatemala — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/guatemala. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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