Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala
Guatemala: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 51.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala stood at 51.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala peaked at 96.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2001.
That places Guatemala 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.6% | — |
| 1961 | 91.9% | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 96.4% | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 88.0% | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 80.7% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 77.4% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 72.7% | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 68.5% | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 64.8% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 64.2% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 62.3% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 65.6% | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 71.9% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 76.8% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 62.2% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 67.6% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 72.3% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 51.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 78% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 51.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +38.3% | 48.3% | 66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.9% | 64.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.6% | 62.3% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.3% | 53.6% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 53.8% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 48.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 53.9% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 54.0% | 4 |
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)
- Food exports 47.5% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Guatemala was 51.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2001.
- How does Guatemala rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Guatemala ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.