Economy
The economy, in verified figures.
Quarterly output, the fourteen sectors by weight, labor, prices and remittances — read from Banco de Guatemala and INE.
The economy
Q248,641 M
Q1 2026 · banguat_sdmx
The World Bank recorded 4.3% real growth in 2025 — the IMF's estimate for the same year is 4.1%; for 2026 the IMF projects 3.9%. When sources differ we print both — the gap is information.*
Labor informality
64.9%Share of employment outside the formal system · ENEIC, Q1 2026
- Labor participation64.2%
- Open unemployment2.2%
- Visible underemployment12.9%
What got more expensive
- Transport+10.6%
- Restaurants and hotels+4.5%
- Health+2.6%
- Education−2.8%
Year-over-year change by CPI division · INE. The three fastest risers and the one decliner. The monthly headline rate is withheld while two official index bases disagree (ISS-CPI-01).
The fourteen divisions, by weight among themselves
- Trade and repair24.8%
- Manufacturing15.6%
- Agriculture and livestock12.4%
- Real estate8.7%
- Construction7.2%
- Financial services5.4%
- Public administration4.8%
- Accommodation and food4.2%
- Transport and storage3.9%
- Administrative services3.7%
- Information and communications3.4%
- Electricity and water2.7%
- Professional services2.6%
- Mining and quarrying0.4%
Family remittances, monthly
US$2,468.6 M+4.3% y/y199 months of series · 12-month trailing mean · banguat_sdmx · remittances_monthly_usd
Agriculture and livestock
12.4%of output
Trade and repair
24.8%of output
Electricity and water
2.7%of output
Output, division by division
- 24.8%
- Q51,067 M
- +7.3%
Trade and repair · 24.8% · Q51,067 M · +7.3% · Storm light over the berths at Santo Tomás — the most beautiful working frame in the set, and wide enough to run long.