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GUATEMALA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

The Guatemalan Congress is made up of 158 Country Profile
deputies who are elected by direct universal 1990 2000 2010 2016
suffrage to serve four-year terms. The electoral World view
system is closed party list proportional Population, total (millions) 9.26 11.65 14.63 16.58
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representation. 31 of the deputies are elected Population growth (annual %) 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands)
on a nationwide list, whilst the remaining Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 86.4 108.7 136.5 154.7
127 deputies are elected in 22 multi-member Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. 56.0 .. 59.3
constituencies. The Executive, Legislative and Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 38.0 10.1 11.5 9.3
Judicial branches serve a four year term. GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) 8.48 19.39 39.44 62.85
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)
920
3,790
1,660
2,700
GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) 29.92 55.41 93.34 128.54
ELECTIONS GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 3,230 4,760 6,380 7,750
General elections were held in Guatemala on People
6 September 2015 to elect the President and Income share held by lowest 20% 2.2 3.4 3.9 4.4
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Vice President, all 158 Congress deputies, Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 5.4 4.6 3.4 3.0
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
all 20 deputies to the Central American Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 123 108 88 80
Parliament, and mayors and councils for all Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 23 38 54 61
338 municipalities in the country. Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 29 41 52 66
Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) 81 51 35 29
The Renewed Democratic Liberty became Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 27.8 19.6 13.0 12.6
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Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
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the largest party in Congress with 44 seats. Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. 56 84 85
Since no presidential candidate received School enrollment, primary (% gross) 74.2 101.6 117.0 101.8
more than 50% of the vote, a run-off took School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 23 36 63 66
place on 25 October. Jimmy Morales won School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 0.1 1 0.2 1 0.5 1 0.5 1
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
the contest, taking 64.7% of the vote, in a Environment
landslide victory over Sandra Torres. The Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 47.5 42.1 37.2 35.4
next elections are due in 2019. Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 12.5 14.6 .. 15.7
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. .. 3.0 3.0
Improved water source (% of population with access) 77 84 91 93
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 47 55 62 64
President Urban population growth (annual %) 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9
Jimmy Morales Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 476 604 697 830
Casa Presidencial 6a., Avenida 4-19, CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 0.55 0.85 0.80 1.15
Zona 1 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 200 330 542 578
Guatemala City, Guatemala 01001 Economy
Tel: (502) 2239-3339 GDP (current US$) (billions) 7.65 19.29 41.34 68.76
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Fax: (502) 2251-9702 GDP growth (annual %) 40.5 3.6 2.9 3.1
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Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
3.9
6.8
Vice President Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) .. .. 15 11 11
Industry, value added (% of GDP)
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Jafeth Cabrera Franco Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) .. 57 61 63
6ta. av 4-19 Zone 1 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 21 20 26 20
North Gate Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 25 29 36 27
Guatemala City, Guatemala Gross capital formation (% of GDP) 14 18 14 13
Tel: (502) 2321-2121 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) 7.9 10.2 11.1 11.5
E-Mail: uip@vicepresidencia.gob.gt Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) -1.9 -1.8 -3.3 -0.4
States and markets
Time required to start a business (days) .. 39 37 20
MINISTRIES Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) 25.9 25.9 36.5 41.8
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Tax revenue (% of GDP) 6.9 10.1 10.4 10.9
Food Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.4
7 Avenida 12-90, Zona 13, Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 0.0 7.6 126.0 115.3
Monja Blanca Building Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 0.0 0.7 10.5 34.5
Guatemala City, Guatemala High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 6 8 6 5
Tel: (502) 2413-7000 Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. 86 71
Global links
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Ministry of Culture and Sports Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 115 100 54 40
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Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100)
89
6 Street and 6 Avenue External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) 2,911 3,948 15,039 20,182
Zone 1 National Palace Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) 15.4 9.7 14.4 15.2
Guatemala City, Guatemala Net migration (thousands) -367 -281 -50 ..
Tel: (502) 2239-5100 Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) 119 596 4,232 7,469
Email: info@mcd.gob.gt Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) 48 -789 846 1,164
Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) 201.4 264.4 389.2 408.5
Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.
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