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Guatemala

Americas · Capital: Guatemala City · Currency: Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ)

Guatemala is a country in Americas, with its capital at Guatemala City. It has a GDP of $113.22B (2024), a population of 18.7M (2025), a GDP per capita of $6,151.

GDP
$113.22B

2024 · #69 of 200

GDP per capita
$6,151

2024 · #118 of 200

Population
18.7M

2025 · #69 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$15,197

2025 · #111 of 185

Economy

GDP
$113.22B2024 · #69
GDP per capita
$6,1512024 · #118
GDP growth
3.72%2024 · #84
Inflation
2.87%2024 · #80
Unemployment
2.60%2025 · #26
Population
18.7M2025 · #69
GDP (PPP)
$284B2025 · #70
GDP per capita (PPP)
$15,1972025 · #111
Gini index
45.22023 · #146
Government debt
27.6%2026 · #25

People

Median age
24.8 yrs2024 · #174
Fertility rate
2.3 children/woman2024 · #86
Urbanization
56.3%2025 · #137
Net migration
−7,959/yr2025 · #147
Life expectancy
72.7 yrs2024 · #127
HDI
0.6622023 · #137
Homicide rate
23.4 per 100k2023 · #160

Money

Corporate tax
25%2024 · #75
Top income tax
7%2024 · #159
Big Mac index
$4.302026-01 · #32

Figures

Internet users
60.2%2024 · #135
CO₂ per capita
1.1 t2024 · #138
Area
108,889 km²#108
Population density
172 /km²2025 · #69
McDonald's
1242024 · #40
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
133 destinations2026 · #73
Corruption index
25/1002024 · #147
Military spending
0.4%2024 · #142
Renewable energy
62.1%2021 · #35