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Count of existing and operating ZDEEPs

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Free zones, ZDEEP and industrial parks07-zonas-parques.md
Domain
The ZDEEPs, one by onezdeep
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Invest · The industrial parks, one by one/invertir/parques-industriales
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The counts vary with the date and the definition. In May 2022 Prensa Libre reported 4 ZDEEPs operating (Puma 1, Miel Verde, Puerta del Istmo, Michatoya Pacífico), 6 in process and 2 under evaluation, US$100 M invested in infrastructure, a projection of US$2,000 M once 12 are approved, and 2,570 jobs in the operating zones. In February 2024 there were 22 registered ZDEEPs: 5 fully operating, 9 awaiting enablement by the tax authority (SAT) and 9 awaiting Board approval; 8 with ZOLIC clearance projected 2,707 direct and 6,034 indirect jobs, with a total estimated value of US$1,900 M. In September 2025 Prensa Libre counted 3 ZDEEPs 'operating and open to clients' (Puerta del Istmo, Michatoya Pacífico, Zona Libre Quetzal), with more than 5 million m² of combined industrial space and more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs. The counts do not reconcile with one another because single-user zones such as Puma 1 and Miel Verde operate but are not open to clients; the data phase must ask ZOLIC for the official register with authorization and enablement dates by zone.

The research is written in English; quoted figures, source names and the titles of legal instruments stay in the language their source published them in.

Figures

ZDEEP operativasPrensa Libre
4may-2022
Inversión en infraestructura ZDEEPPrensa Libre
US$100 Mmay-2022
Empleos en ZDEEP operativasPrensa Libre
2,570may-2022
ZDEEP registradasInversión Inmobiliaria CR / ZOLIC
22 (5 en operación, 9 pendientes SAT, 9 en aprobación JD)feb-2024
Empleos proyectados por 8 ZDEEP con visto buenoInversión Inmobiliaria CR
2,707 directos + 6,034 indirectosfeb-2024
Valor total estimado ZDEEPInversión Inmobiliaria CR
US$1,900 Mfeb-2024
ZDEEP en operación y abiertas a clientesPrensa Libre
3sep-2025
Espacio industrial combinado ZDEEPPrensa Libre
más de 5 millones de m²sep-2025
Empleos directos e indirectos ZDEEPPrensa Libre
más de 5,000sep-2025

Caveat

press figures; counts inconsistent across dates; ZOLIC's official register not obtained

Sources

Organizations named in the answer

  • Prensa LibreConfirms the 10% capital gains tax (art. 92, Decree 10-2012), the taxable base, the 10-day deadline and SAT form 1321Other
  • Puerta del IstmoThe first ZDEEP in Guatemala certified as an Authorized Economic Operator.Special economic development zone
  • Michatoya PacíficoA private multi-user park: land for sale or a completed building (buildings from 6,000 m²); 23 companies and ~Q1,000 million invested as of Jun-2025; a 1,600 ha master plan; the first phase of buildings is projected for delivery at the end of 2026; general manager José Pablo SalazarIndustrial park
  • Zona Libre QuetzalA free zone 4 km from Puerto Quetzal and 90 km from the capitalFree zone

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