Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Guatemala, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Guatemala is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Guatemala peaked at 36.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 63rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 30.3% | — |
| 1978 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | -19.3% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -27.9% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | -46.8% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | +138.0% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 30.5% | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +153.8% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 25.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 | +153.8% | 7.2% | 18.3% |
| 1988 | +138.0% | 13.4% | 31.8% |
| 2020 | -59.9% | 22.9% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 30.3% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 10.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 18.9% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.9% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 7.2% | 25.2% | 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 25.2% 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 36.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for travel services?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.