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GDP growth in Guatemala

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Guatemala's gdp growth is 4.28 % — #35 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

4.28%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Guatemala over time

8.04 %3.13 %-1.79 %8.04 % · 2021-1.79 % · 20202000: 3.61 %2001: 2.33 %2002: 3.84 %2003: 2.56 %2004: 3.14 %2005: 3.28 %2006: 5.35 %2007: 6.34 %2008: 3.29 %2009: 0.48 %2010: 2.88 %2011: 4.16 %2012: 2.97 %2013: 3.69 %2014: 4.44 %2015: 4.09 %2016: 2.68 %2017: 3.08 %2018: 3.41 %2019: 4.02 %2020: -1.79 %2021: 8.04 %2022: 4.15 %2023: 3.52 %2024: 3.72 %2025: 4.28 %2000201220254.28 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#35 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
72 %
92 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.56 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
3.76 pp
peak 8.04 % in 2021
Full series
▲ 0.67 pp
since 2000

In Americas: #6 of 27vs median 2.90 %: +1.38 pp (better)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Guatemala: ahead of 72 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthGuatemala 4.28 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Guatemala is ahead of 72 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Guatemala
33 Argentina4.37 %+0.09 pp
34 Panama4.35 %+0.07 pp
35 Guatemala4.28 %—
36 Nigeria4.01 %−0.27 pp
37 United Arab Emirates3.99 %−0.29 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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