Guatemala

Region

Americas · Central America

Capital

Guatemala City

Population

18,687,881 (2025)

Government

presidential republic

Currency

Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ)

Official languages

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q'eqchi' 8.3%, K'iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q'anjob'al 1.2%, Poqomchi' 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)

Written scripts

Latin

Area

108,889 km²

Coastline

Coastal

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

IMF, WCO, WTO

Borders

Belize , El Salvador , Honduras , Mexico

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

garments, bananas, coffee, palm oil, raw sugar (2023)

Key imports

refined petroleum, video displays, cars, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)

Natural resources

petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower

Primary route

Panama Canal and U.S. Gulf corridors

Secondary route

Pacific coast services to Asia and South America

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure