Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 23.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Guatemala is 23.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Guatemala peaked at 34.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 96th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.1% | — |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -42.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +49.4% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 23.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 23.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +49.4% | 19.4% | 29.0% |
| 2005 | -42.5% | 33.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 26.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 19.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Guatemala?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Guatemala was 23.4% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Guatemala ranks 96th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.