Travel services in Guatemala
Guatemala: Travel services was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Guatemala, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Guatemala stood at 36.4%.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% 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 105th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services 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% | +11.5% |
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 | 24.4% | 13.0% | 36.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 102 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 38.1% compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 37.3% compare
- 104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.9% compare
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 36.4% compare
- 107 Namibia 34.8% compare
- 108 Niger 34.6% 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 travel services in Guatemala?
- Travel services in Guatemala was 36.4% in 2024, 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 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services 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 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.