Guatemala (GTM) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Guatemala-Spain Trade: In 2022, Guatemala exported $327M to Spain. The main products that Guatemala exported to Spain were Palm Oil ($181M), Processed Fish ($55M), and Raw Sugar ($16.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $135M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala did not export any services to Spain.

Spain-Guatemala Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $378M to Guatemala. The main products that Spain exported to Guatemala were Packaged Medicaments ($64.2M), Prepared Pigments ($18.6M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($15.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $269M in 2017 to $378M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain did not export any services to Guatemala.

Comparison: In 2022, Guatemala ranked 76 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.2), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B). That same year, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

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In 2022, Guatemala exported $327M to Spain. The main products exported from Guatemala to Spain were Palm Oil ($181M), Processed Fish ($55M), and Raw Sugar ($16.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 19.5%, from $135M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $378M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Spain to Guatemala were Packaged Medicaments ($64.2M), Prepared Pigments ($18.6M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($15.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 7.07%, from $269M in 2022 to $378M in 2017.

Exports from Guatemala () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Guatemala () (2022)

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Trade between Guatemala () and Spain ()

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Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.23B

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Spain included El Salvador ($2.03B), Honduras ($1.58B), and Nicaragua ($1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Guatemala included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

Difference in imports from Spain () and Guatemala () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Spain

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

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($192M), Foodstuffs ($85M), and Animal Products ($28.4M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Chemical Products ($134M), Machines ($58.4M), and Foodstuffs ($31.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Guatemala Spain+$8.4MCoffee

Top Product Potential Spain Guatemala+$13.5MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Guatemala () to Spain () (2022)

Exports from Spain () to Guatemala () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Guatemala () and Spain ()

Guatemala Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Spain () and Guatemala () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Guatemala () and Spain () (2022)

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