Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 38.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Guatemala, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Guatemala stood at 38.0%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guatemala peaked at 65.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 100th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 49.0% | — |
| 1978 | 46.1% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 27.6% | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | -37.5% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +38.9% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 37.6% | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +88.3% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | +4.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 38.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 38.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +88.3% | 13.9% | 26.1% |
| 2020 | -61.6% | 33.9% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.1% | 43.2% | 49.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 16.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 26.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 41.9% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 33.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 13.0% | 38.0% | 6 |
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 travel services in Guatemala?
- Travel services in Guatemala was 38.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for travel services?
- Guatemala ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.