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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 921,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” 4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (201…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .gt
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 56% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 11 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 1.94 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 115 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 20.6 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” sugarcane, bananas, oil palm fruit, maize, cantaloupes/melons, potatoes, milk, tomatoes, chicken, pineapples (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 1.3% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 35.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $17.349 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $16.603 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $1.116 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $3.212 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $3.333 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $11.862 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” developing Central American economy; steady economic growth fueled by remittances; high poverty and income inequality; limited government services, lack of employment opportunities, and frequent natural disasters impede…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 7.722 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 7.734 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 7.748 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 7.832 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 7.759 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” garments, bananas, coffee, palm oil, raw sugar (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” USA 33%, El Salvador 11%, Honduras 9%, Nicaragua 6%, Mexico 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $18.141 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $17.342 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $17.997 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $113.2 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 15.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 10.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 88% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -31.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 16.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 9.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 21.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 61.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023.text β€” 45.2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 34.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 1.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” refined petroleum, video displays, cars, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 30%, China 19%, Mexico 11%, El Salvador 4%, Costa Rica 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $33.943 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $33.056 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $35.576 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 6.9% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 6.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 2.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 7.575 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 56% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2020.text β€” 31.56% of GDP (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $216.815 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $224.475 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $232.673 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 3.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 3.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $12,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $12,400 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $12,600 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 19% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 19.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 19.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $20.415 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $21.311 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $24.412 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 11.6% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 3.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 2.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 2.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 4.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 4.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 1.012 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 20 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 808,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 98.2%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 99.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 97.7%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 25.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 25.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.geothermal.text β€” 2.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 42% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 12.222 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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