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97.1%CURRENT US$
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1.51%CURRENT US$
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About

Canada-Guatemala Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $469M to Guatemala. The main products that Canada exported to Guatemala were Wheat ($187M), Cars ($54.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $121M in 2018 to $469M in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Guatemala worth $9.69M, with Travel ($8.95M) and Computer and information services ($746k) being the largest in terms of value.

Guatemala-Canada Trade: In 2023, Guatemala exported $487M to Canada. The main products that Guatemala exported to Canada were Bananas ($172M), Coffee ($103M), and Melons ($44M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 4.6%,  from $389M in 2018 to $487M in 2023.

In 2023, Guatemala did not export any services to Canada.

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). That same year, Guatemala ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.21), and 86 in total exports ($15.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Canada exported $469M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Canada to Guatemala were Wheat ($187M), Cars ($54.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 31.1%, from $121M in 2018 to $469M in 2023.

In 2018, Guatemala exported $487M to Canada. The main products exported from Guatemala to Canada were Bananas ($172M), Coffee ($103M), and Melons ($44M). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 4.6%, from $389M in 2023 to $487M in 2018.

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Guatemala (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Guatemala (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Guatemala
Top Destination
United States$5.16B

This map shows whether countries import more from Canada or Guatemala. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Canada and Guatemala or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Guatemala included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Canada included El Salvador ($1.73B), Honduras ($1.42B), and Nicaragua ($939M).

Difference in imports from Guatemala (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Canada - Guatemala

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Canada and Guatemala by product, considering products traded by both, Canada and Guatemala.

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Vegetable Products ($196M), Transportation ($67.5M), and Chemical Products ($61.1M).

During 2018, Guatemala had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Vegetable Products ($377M), Textiles ($49.8M), and Foodstuffs ($47.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Canada Guatemala+$18.9MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Guatemala Canada+$21.7MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Canada and Guatemala. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guatemala. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Guatemala indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada.

Product Space of Canada (Flag) and Guatemala (Flag) (2023)

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