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About

United States-Guatemala In 2022, United States exported $10.1B to Guatemala. The main products that United States exported to Guatemala are Refined Petroleum ($3.92B), Petroleum Gas ($372M), and Corn ($331M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 6.77%, from $1.72B in 1995 to $10.1B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Guatemala worth $1.7B, with Travel ($823M), Transportation ($395M), and Financial services ($184M) being the largest in terms of value.

Guatemala-United States In 2022, Guatemala exported $5.23B to United States. The main products that Guatemala exported to United States were Bananas ($1.01B), Knit Sweaters ($515M), and Coffee ($498M). During the last 27 years the exports of Guatemala to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.84%, from $875M in 1995 to $5.23B in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Guatemala ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA LLC (74.5k), SOL GROUP MARKETING COMPANY (44.1k), and DOLE FRESH FRUIT COMPANY (35.5k) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Guatemala to the United States. Conversely, HIGH Q INTERNATIONAL, S.A (21.2k), CHIQUITA GUATEMALA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (15.6k), and HIGH Q, INTERNATIONAL, S.A. (14.1k) were notable for importing Guatemala products to the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $10.1B to Guatemala. The main products exported from United States to Guatemala were Refined Petroleum ($3.92B), Petroleum Gas ($372M), and Corn ($331M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 6.77%, from $1.72B in 1995 to $10.1B in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala exported $5.23B to United States. The main products exported from Guatemala to United States were Bananas ($1.01B), Knit Sweaters ($515M), and Coffee ($498M). During the last 27 years the exports of Guatemala to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.84%, from $875M in 1995 to $5.23B in 2022.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Guatemala (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Guatemala (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Guatemala
Top Destination
United States$5.23B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Guatemala were Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Guatemala than United States were Syria ($9.07M) and Wallis and Futuna ($257k).

Difference in imports from Guatemala (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Guatemala

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.55B), Machines ($869M), and Foodstuffs ($705M).

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.28B), Textiles ($1.8B), and Foodstuffs ($458M).

Service Trade

Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, United States exported services to Guatemala worth $1.7B, with Travel ($823M), Transportation ($395M), and Financial services ($184M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States (Flag) to Guatemala (Flag) (2017)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Guatemala. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Guatemala has comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Guatemala (Flag) (2022)

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