Guatemala has made significant progress in achieving economic stability after decades of civil war but the country still struggles with high levels of poverty and inequality. Economic growth averaged 4.2 percent between 2004-2007; however, the global financial downturn reduced that growth to only 0.6 percent in 2009 (World Bank). A series of natural disasters in 2010 caused additional economic hardship when the country suffered losses totaling approximately 4.1 percent of the nation’s GDP.
General Information
- 14,38946,900,000,257 $2,870 $1,080,909,000 $%5.53 %212.56%
Food Security
- 2,24422.00 %%32.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,956 MT | 21,244 MT | 23,449 MT | 29,592 MT | |
| 8,000 MT | 8,571 MT | 9,000 MT | 11,700 MT | |
| 1,459,560 MT | 1,566,200 MT | 1,686,890 MT | 1,634,000 MT | |
| 35,000 MT | 35,000 MT | 36,000 MT | 37,000 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,680 MT | 6,277 MT | 5,246 MT | 3,889 MT | |
| 262.00 MT | 1,774 MT | 1,710 MT | 216.00 MT | |
| 2,700 MT | 8,761 MT | 17,404 MT | 8,018 MT | |
| 118.00 MT | 670.00 MT | 401.00 MT | 368.00 MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61,118 MT | 74,210 MT | 65,870 MT | 62,215 MT | |
| 487,423 MT | 415,847 MT | 493,627 MT | 473,786 MT | |
| 665,616 MT | 735,148 MT | 701,337 MT | 595,017 MT | |
| 11,092 MT | 18,729 MT | 2,867 MT | 1,016 MT |