This PEST country analysis report on Guatemala provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Guatemala through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Guatemala through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Guatemala through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Guatemala through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Report Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Guatemala, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Guatemala's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
- The technology landscape section examines advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Guatemala in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Guatemala perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Guatemala perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Guatemala perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Key highlights
- Key developments (October 2024 - September 2025)
- Key economic updates
- Real GDP growth rate
- Inflation and food inflation rate
- Interest rate
- Merchandise growth rate
- Key Facts and Geographic Location
- Key facts
- Geographical location
- Political landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Key political figures
- Structure of government
- Legislature
- Key political parties
- Composition of Parliament
- Key policies
- Economic
- Social
- Foreign and defense policies
- Performance
- Governance indicators
- Economic Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Financial system
- Performance
- GDP composition by sector
- Fiscal situation
- Current account
- General government gross debt
- Foreign trade
- International investment position
- Key monetary indicators
- Consumer price index inflation
- Unemployment
- Social Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Demographic composition
- Religious composition
- Education
- Healthcare
- Performance
- Technological Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Research and development
- Intellectual property
- Artificial intelligence
- 5G implementation
- Performance
- About the Publisher
- Contact the Publisher
Table 1: Guatemala - Key Facts, 2025
Table 2: Guatemala - Population by Gender (% of Total Population), 2024
List of Figures
Figure 1: Key Economic Indicators Trend
Figure 2: Map of Guatemala, 2025
Figure 3: Guatemala - Timeline of Key Political Events
Figure 4: Guatemala - Key Political Figures
Figure 5: Guatemala - Distribution of Seats in the Congress of the Republic, June 2023
Figure 6: Historical Real GDP Growth Rate (%), 2014-24
Figure 7: Real GDP and GDP Growth ($ Billion/%), 2020-29f
Figure 8: GDP by Sector in Guatemala, 2024
Figure 9: Guatemala - Agricultural Output (GTQ Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 10: Guatemala - Industrial Output (GTQ Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 11: Guatemala - Services Output (GTQ Billion/%), 2020-25f
Figure 12: Volume of Export and Import of Goods and Services Growth (%), 2020-29f
Figure 13: Consumer Price Index (Index) and CPI-based Inflation (%), 2020-29f
Figure 14: Total Unemployment (000’s) and Unemployment Rate (%), 2020-29f
Figure 15: Guatemala - Major Religions (%), 2023
Figure 16: Government Expenditure on Education ($ Billion/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 17: Government Expenditure on Healthcare ($ Million/% of GDP), 2020-24
Figure 18: Internet Users in Guatemala (Millions/% of Total Population), 2020-25f
