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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.5
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 63 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 8 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 8 (list of 2026.09.22). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: EU (undermining democracy), 9 listings.
- Capital
- Guatemala City
- Population
- 18,079,810 inh.
- Area
- 108,889 km²
- Currency
- GTQ
- Regime
- representative democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Bernardo Arévalo
Parliament
Congrès de la République
160 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
123 G$
GDP / capita
6,598 $
Growth
4.3 %
Inflation
1.5 %
Unemployment
2.6 %
Defense / GDP
0.4 %
Life expectancy
72.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.64/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
48/100
Corruption (CPI)
26/100
Press freedom (RSF)
43/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#91
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
0.5 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
15 Md$
Imports
29 Md$
Balance
-14 Md$
Top exports
- 11% Vêtements
- 13% Café + sucre
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
-
États-Unis
34%
-
Salvador
11%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
36%
-
Chine
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
62%
-
GBR
64%
-
FRA
71%
-
DEU
71%
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RUS
31%
-
CHN
35%
Abstention: 18%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
-
2027
Présidentielle
- 2027-06-27
Last election
-
2023-08-20
Présidentielle (T2)
Bernardo Arévalo 60.9% (anti-corruption)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.662/1
Gini
45.2
Refugees hosted
1,586
Refugees originating
34,994
National anthem
Guatemala Feliz
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,764 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,592, or ×1.3.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)