Guatemala (GTM) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Guatemala-Italy Trade: In 2022, Guatemala exported $214M to Italy. The main products that Guatemala exported to Italy were Palm Oil ($67.7M), Ferroalloys ($54.1M), and Coffee ($46.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 5.44%, from $164M in 2017 to $214M in 2022.

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

Italy-Guatemala Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $254M to Guatemala. The main products that Italy exported to Guatemala were Papermaking Machines ($17.9M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($15.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($14.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 8.37%, from $157M in 2017 to $254M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy 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, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

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In 2022, Guatemala exported $214M to Italy. The main products exported from Guatemala to Italy were Palm Oil ($67.7M), Ferroalloys ($54.1M), and Coffee ($46.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 5.44%, from $164M in 2017 to $214M in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $254M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Italy to Guatemala were Papermaking Machines ($17.9M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($15.2M), and Packaged Medicaments ($14.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 8.37%, from $157M in 2022 to $254M in 2017.

Exports from Guatemala () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Guatemala () (2022)

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Trade between Guatemala () and Italy ()

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Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.23B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$78.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Guatemala included Germany ($78.5B), France ($63.8B), and United States ($68.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Italy

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

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($75M), Metals ($54.3M), and Vegetable Products ($51.3M).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Machines ($119M), Chemical Products ($36.6M), and Paper Goods ($15.6M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Guatemala Italy+$24MCoffee

Top Product Potential Italy Guatemala+$11.4MPackaged Medicaments

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 Italy. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Guatemala indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guatemala.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Guatemala () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Guatemala () (2022)

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Trade between Guatemala () and Italy ()

Guatemala Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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