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Guatemala
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$380
Inflation rate
6.21% (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.71% (2023)
Below the poverty line
59.3% (2014)
Gini coefficient
48.3 (2014)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
10.9%
Smoking men
20.1%
Smoking women
1.6%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
108889
Land area
107159
Water area
1730
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
74.07%
iOS
25.74%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+502
Internet domain
.gt
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
115 (2022)
Internet user penetration
54% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
5% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
GT
Capital
Guatemala
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
35.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.3%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.63
Beer
0.9
Wine
0.05
Spirits
0.68
Other alcohol
0.01
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
18255216
Male population
9050684
Female population
9204532
Population growth rate
1.49% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
21.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4.9 (2024)
Urbanization
53.1% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB- (2020)
Moody's
Ba1 (2010)
Standard & Poors
BB- (2017)
Age structure
0-14 years
31.5%
15-64 years
63.2%
65+ years
5.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
11%
Not specified
0.9%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-08-05