Development & Industry
Population: 15,860,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $7,130
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 40%
Women as % of Parliament: 12%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 3,080,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 47%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 41%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: $2.20
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 3.18
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.66
Economy: Technology Index: 3.18
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 3.5
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): n/a
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 26.29
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: n/a
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $126.9
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.5
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.9
Media: Televisions (total number): 1.32 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions: 61.37
% of GDP as Industry: 23.8%
Total Labor Force: 4.465 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 14%
Unemployment Rate: 4.1%
Public Debt % of GDP: 31%
Inflation Rate: 4.4%
Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
Value of Exports: $10.29 billion
Export Commodities: coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
Export Partners and %: US 40.2%, El Salvador 11.1%, Honduras 8%, Mexico 5.5%, Nicaragua 4.7%, Costa Rica 4.3%
Value of Imports: $16.7 billion
Import Commodities: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products
Import Partners and %: US 38%, Mexico 11.3%, China 7.4%, El Salvador 4.6%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: Quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar -7.883
Electricity Production: 8.146 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 8.161 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 56.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 31.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 12.4% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 1,253 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 80,810 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 1.744 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 20.787 million
# of Internet Hosts: 357,552
# of Internet Users: 2.279 million
# of Airports (total): 291
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 16
# of km of Roadways (total): 11,501 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 6,797 km
# km of Waterways: 990 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $7,130
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 40%
Women as % of Parliament: 12%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 3,080,000
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 47%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 41%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: $2.20
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 3.18
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.66
Economy: Technology Index: 3.18
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 3.5
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): n/a
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 26.29
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: n/a
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $126.9
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 0.5
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 0.9
Media: Televisions (total number): 1.32 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions: 61.37
% of GDP as Industry: 23.8%
Total Labor Force: 4.465 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 14%
Unemployment Rate: 4.1%
Public Debt % of GDP: 31%
Inflation Rate: 4.4%
Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism
Value of Exports: $10.29 billion
Export Commodities: coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
Export Partners and %: US 40.2%, El Salvador 11.1%, Honduras 8%, Mexico 5.5%, Nicaragua 4.7%, Costa Rica 4.3%
Value of Imports: $16.7 billion
Import Commodities: fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products
Import Partners and %: US 38%, Mexico 11.3%, China 7.4%, El Salvador 4.6%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: Quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar -7.883
Electricity Production: 8.146 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 8.161 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 56.5% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 31.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 12.4% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 1,253 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 80,810 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 1.744 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 20.787 million
# of Internet Hosts: 357,552
# of Internet Users: 2.279 million
# of Airports (total): 291
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 16
# of km of Roadways (total): 11,501 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 6,797 km
# km of Waterways: 990 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla