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Guatemala — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentNorth America
SubcontinentCentral America & Caribbean
Income groupUpper-Middle
World-system classPeriphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsOther
GDP$113.2B
Population18.4M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $17.99B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $35.60B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $-17.61B
  • Trade (% GDP): 47.34%
  • Current account balance (USD): $3.27B
  • Current account (% GDP): 2.89%
  • FDI, net: $-0.98B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-1.62B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $22.50B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $2.78B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $-1.49B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 7.21% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 15.73% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 1.68% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 2.55% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time