Refugees
5,674refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
173,414from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Guatemala
Guatemala has 19 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $123 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 95% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 19 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$123billion67th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population19million69th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$6,598103rd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.5% of GDP138th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.1t158th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Guatemala imports all of its potash supply and 95% of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 95% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | South Korea, United States, China |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 0% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports all of the wheat it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Canada, United States |
| Maize | Imports some | Imports 47% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United States, Brazil |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 86% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United States, Paraguay, Brazil |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Imports 0.4% of the soybeans it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Russia, United States |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, China, United States |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 100% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 51% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | United States, China, Vietnam |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 95% of the oil it uses
Main partners: South Korea, United States, China
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 0% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatImports most
Imports all of the wheat it uses Estimate
Main partners: Canada, United States
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports some
Imports 47% of the maize it uses
Main partners: United States, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 86% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: United States, Paraguay, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Imports 0.4% of the soybeans it uses
Main partners: Honduras, Nicaragua
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Russia, United States
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, China, United States
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 100% of imports
Main partners: United States
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 51% of imports
Main partners: United States, China, Vietnam
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Guatemala’s economy produced $123 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.3%2025 · 65th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation1.5%2025 · 124th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment2.6%2025 · 156th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$24.4billion2024 · 58th of 164 · World Bank
Trade47% of GDP2024 · 134th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$1.71billion2025 · 77th of 200 · World Bank
People
Guatemala had 19 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Guatemala’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.312023 · 89th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age22.62023 · 178th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over5%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Guatemala emitted 19.9 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Guatemala’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions20Mt2024 · 90th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.1t2024 · 158th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750516Mt2024 · 103rd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress1.02023 · 105th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Guatemala.
Sanctions
73entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 57, EU 8 and UK 8
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
6publicly known incidents affecting Guatemala, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Guatemala.
| GDP | $123 bn | 2025 | 67th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $6,598 | 2025 | 103rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.3% | 2025 | 65th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 1.5% | 2025 | 124th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 27% | 2025 | 165th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −1.9% | 2025 | 79th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 4.7% | 2025 | 41st of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 2.6% | 2025 | 156th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $24 bn | 2024 | 58th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 47% | 2024 | 134th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $1.7 bn | 2025 | 77th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 19.1% | 2024 | 13th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 19 m | 2025 | 69th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 18 m | 2023 | 69th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.31 | 2023 | 89th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 22.6 | 2023 | 178th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 72.6 | 2023 | 146th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 173,414 | 2025 | 34th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 5,674 | 2025 | 123rd of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.3 | 2025 | 134th of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 573,000 | 2025 | 18th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 5 kb/d | 2025 | 80th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 124 kb/d | 2024 | 71st of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 76th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.1 bcm | 2024 | 115th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 16 TWh | 2024 | 91st of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 68% | 2024 | 55th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 16% | 2024 | 42nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 4.1% | 2024 | 112th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 56th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 2.3 Mt | 2024 | 42nd of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 2.0 Mt | 2024 | 24th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 88th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 82nd of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 52nd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 121st of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.10 Mt | 2024 | 32nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.06 Mt | 2024 | 48th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 20 Mt | 2024 | 90th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.1 t | 2024 | 158th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 516 Mt | 2024 | 103rd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 29% | 2023 | 50th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 1.0 | 2023 | 105th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 15% | 2023 | 75th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.5% | 2025 | 138th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $633 m | 2025 | 91st of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 38 | 2025 | 43rd of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 6 TIV m | 2023 | 102nd of 125 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 60% | 2024 | 135th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $557 m | 2024 | 73rd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 12% | 2024 | 43rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 73 | 2026 | 41st of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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