Food exports in Guatemala
Guatemala: Food exports was 47.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Guatemala, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 47.5% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Guatemala peaked at 74.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2005.
Guatemala ranks 40th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Food exports in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 64.4% | — |
| 1966 | 61.8% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 59.0% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 55.3% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 58.7% | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 59.8% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 57.7% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 61.1% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 52.1% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 62.3% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 74.9% | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 67.9% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 65.2% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +47.2% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.2% | 55.3% | 64.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 52.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 53.4% | 74.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 57.7% | 65.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 33.8% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 40.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.8% | 51.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Guatemala?
- Food exports in Guatemala was 47.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2005.
- How does Guatemala rank for food exports?
- Guatemala ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.