Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala
Guatemala: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala is 29.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala peaked at 31.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +12.1% |
| 1962 | 8.9% | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +33.0% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | +39.0% |
| 1965 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 20.0% | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 25.7% | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 27.7% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 23.1% | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 16.5% | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 29.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 29.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 8.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 16.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 18.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 19.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 21.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.6% | 29.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 51 Vanuatu 30.5% compare
- 52 American Samoa 30.2% compare
- 53 Tonga 30.1% compare
- 55 Tajikistan 28.7% compare
- 56 French Polynesia 28.3% compare
- 57 Burkina Faso 27.7% compare
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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Guatemala was 29.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Guatemala ranks 54th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.