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Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala · Central America

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At a glance

CapitalGuatemala City
Most common first languageSpanish69.9% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageSpanish
Currencyquetzal
Drives on theright
Highest pointVolcán Tajumulco4,203 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfood48% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports25.9%of everything sold abroad, 2024
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Guatemala by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.18.7m (2025)69th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$123bn (2025)68th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.107k km² (2023)103rd
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$415m (2024)107th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$19.2bn (2025)91st
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.20.7m (2024)63rd
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.34.9k km² (2023)84th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.46.1k km² (2023)91st
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.20 Mt (2024)89th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.10.5m (2025)64th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.72.7 years (2024)120th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$6,598 (2025)118th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.60.2% (2024)138th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.1.5% (2025)135th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.2.6% (2025)160th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.56.3% (2025)131st
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.2.29 (2024)85th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.37% of GDP (2024)150th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.46.5% of GDP (2025)150th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.1.09 t (2024)136th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.662 (2023)137th
of 193

Land borders

🇧🇿 Belize🇸🇻 El Salvador🇭🇳 Honduras🇲🇽 Mexico

Guatemala shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has spanish as its most common first language 19Has spanish as an official language 20Mainly exports food 47Is in central america 7

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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