External balance on goods and services in Guatemala
Guatemala: External balance on goods and services was -15.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded -15.4% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Guatemala peaked at 1.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2006.
Guatemala ranks 151st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.9% | — |
| 1961 | -1.5% | -18.7% |
| 1962 | -1.6% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | -1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | -2.7% | +64.0% |
| 1965 | -2.8% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | -0.2% | -93.1% |
| 1967 | -3.3% | +1601.0% |
| 1968 | -1.7% | -49.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -122.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +112.6% |
| 1971 | -1.4% | -277.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -126.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +82.5% |
| 1974 | -3.3% | -581.1% |
| 1975 | -1.8% | -44.4% |
| 1976 | -6.0% | +232.1% |
| 1977 | -1.8% | -70.0% |
| 1978 | -5.8% | +221.3% |
| 1979 | -4.5% | -22.2% |
| 1980 | -2.7% | -39.3% |
| 1981 | -6.5% | +138.3% |
| 1982 | -3.9% | -40.1% |
| 1983 | -1.6% | -60.1% |
| 1984 | -2.1% | +37.9% |
| 1985 | -1.0% | -51.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -240.9% |
| 1987 | -6.4% | -541.5% |
| 1988 | -5.8% | -9.5% |
| 1989 | -5.2% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | -3.8% | -26.2% |
| 1991 | -3.6% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | -9.2% | +155.3% |
| 1993 | -8.4% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | -7.3% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | -6.2% | -15.8% |
| 1996 | -4.8% | -22.7% |
| 1997 | -5.6% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | -8.1% | +43.3% |
| 1999 | -8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | -8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | -13.3% | +52.4% |
| 2002 | -13.7% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -14.6% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | -15.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | -16.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | -17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | -17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -14.9% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | -9.3% | -37.7% |
| 2010 | -10.7% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | -10.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -11.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | -12.7% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | -11.6% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | -10.2% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | -8.9% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | -9.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | -10.7% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | -10.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | -8.5% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | -14.0% | +65.6% |
| 2022 | -16.5% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | -15.1% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | -15.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | -15.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.7% | -3.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.3% | -6.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.4% | -6.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.5% | -9.2% | -3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -14.0% | -17.2% | -8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.6% | -12.7% | -8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.2% | -16.5% | -8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 148 Mauritania -14.3% compare
- 149 Mozambique -14.3% compare
- 150 Samoa -15.4% compare
- 152 Bhutan -16.4% compare
- 153 New Caledonia -17.0% compare
- 154 Malawi -18.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 44,179 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4,205 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Guatemala?
- External balance on goods and services in Guatemala was -15.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2006.
- How does Guatemala rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Guatemala ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.