Central America
Guatemala
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Guatemala's #4 import source (world lens). Guatemala is the EU's #100 goods supplier.
Guatemala on the world stage
Total imports
$32.5bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$14.8bn
187 partners
#1 import source
USA
29.2%
#1 export dest.
USA
33.1%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Guatemala and the EU
EU imports from
€1.3bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€1.7bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #100 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.27
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
182
EUR/MWh
Consumer
271
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
273
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● High-tariff liberalised marketMarket model
Liberalised wholesale market
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
CNEE (Comision Nacional de Energia Electrica)
High diesel and HFO share drives expensive generation. Despite a competitive wholesale market since 1996, PPA contract design issues and uneven distribution infrastructure keep tariffs elevated, particularly for…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
3
2 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
1
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Silver, Gold, Nickel
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
MARN exists; only research-grade water studies
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
23
→ 33 by 2050
Fertility
2.29
above replacement
Working-age
63.6%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
7.6
→ 14 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 18.4M · peaks 2077
By 2050: +34% (24.7M)