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Guatemala: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

75 / 146

Importer Rank

72 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

119 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $10,591,329,598
Total Imports (2016) $16,978,677,827
Trade Balance (2016) ($6,387,348,229)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 18.8%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 26.86%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $3,653,636,687
El Salvador $1,204,217,390
Honduras $913,934,260
Nicaragua $569,273,582
Mexico $458,661,108
Costa Rica $425,795,685
Canada $347,837,183
Netherlands $310,142,888
Panama $248,878,773
Japan $169,197,683

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $6,537,799,701
Mexico $1,940,613,715
China $1,846,661,364
El Salvador $902,040,120
Costa Rica $595,498,001
Panama $565,204,157
Colombia $375,015,077
Honduras $331,507,375
South Korea $321,074,153
Japan $306,631,927

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(08) Fruit & Nuts $1,187,309,653
(61) Apparel: Knit $1,031,024,010
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $936,020,450
(09) Coffee & Spices $885,722,057
(26) Ores $648,648,170
(15) Fats & Oils $472,484,983
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $337,989,675
(22) Beverages $318,292,889
(39) Plastics $311,015,807
(30) Pharmaceuticals $308,742,631

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,308,438,849
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,458,049,502
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,390,200,505
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,345,472,283
(39) Plastics $1,008,603,703
(30) Pharmaceuticals $633,475,823
(48) Paper $581,248,213
(72) Iron & Steel $503,060,405
(10) Cereals $383,225,982
(33) Cosmetics $376,596,449

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/22/2018
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