Merchandise trade in Guatemala
Guatemala: Merchandise trade was 40.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 40.7% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Guatemala peaked at 61.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1962.
Guatemala ranks 141st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.4% | — |
| 1961 | 21.5% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 19.9% | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 25.6% | +28.3% |
| 1964 | 28.3% | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 31.2% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 29.6% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 29.2% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 31.0% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 33.7% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 40.2% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 37.2% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 36.1% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.0% | 19.9% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 29.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 23.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 32.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 40.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 40.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 38.2% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More private sector data for Guatemala
- 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$), annual growth rate 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Guatemala?
- Merchandise trade in Guatemala was 40.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1962.
- How does Guatemala rank for merchandise trade?
- Guatemala ranks 141st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.