Economy Of Guatemala
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Economy overview
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Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the Central American countries with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. The agricultural sector accounts for about one-fourth of GDP, two-thirds of exports, and half of the labor force. Coffee, sugar, and bananas are the main products. The 1996 signing of peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, but widespread political violence and corruption scandals continue to dampen investor confidence. The distribution of income remains highly unequal, with perhaps 75% of the population below the poverty line. Ongoing challenges include increasing government revenues, negotiating further assistance from international donors, upgrading both government and private financial operations, curtailing drug trafficking, and narrowing the trade deficit.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $56.5 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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2.1% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $4,100 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 22.5%
industry: 18.9%
services: 58.5% (2004 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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15.2% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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75% (2004 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 46% (1998)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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55.8 (1998)
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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5.5% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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3.84 million (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.)
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Unemployment rate
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7.5% (2003 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $2.741 billion
expenditures: $3.316 billion, including capital expenditures of $750 million (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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30.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Agriculture products
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sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens
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Industries
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sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
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Industrial production growth rate
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4.1% (1999)
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Electricity production
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6.237 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 51.9%
hydro: 35.2%
other: 12.9% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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5.559 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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336 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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95 million kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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21,080 bbl/day (2004 est.)
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Oil consumption
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61,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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263 million bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas production
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Natural gas consumption
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Natural gas exports
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Natural gas imports
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Natural gas proved reserves
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1.543 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
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Current account balance
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$-1.106 billion (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$2.763 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity
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Exports partners
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US 56.7%, El Salvador 10.8%, Nicaragua 3.6% (2003)
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Imports
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$5.749 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity
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Imports partners
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US 34.1%, Mexico 8.8%, South Korea 7.8%, El Salvador 6.4%, China 4.6% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$2.843 billion (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$4.957 billion (2004 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$250 million (2000 est.)
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Currency
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quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
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Currency code
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GTQ; USD
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Exchange rates
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quetzales per US dollar - 7.9409 (2003), 7.8216 (2002), 7.8586 (2001), 7.7632 (2000), 7.3856 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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