Travel services in Guatemala
Guatemala: Travel services was 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Guatemala, 1977–2024
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 24.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% 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 70th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services 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% | +8.5% |
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 | 16.4% | 7.2% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 67 San Marino 25.0% compare
- 68 Costa Rica 24.7% compare
- 69 Bulgaria 24.7% compare
- 71 Faroe Islands 24.4% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 24.1% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 24.0% 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 24.6% 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 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 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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.