Ecuador vs Guatemala
Ecuador vs Guatemala: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.7% a year in Ecuador and 4.3% a year in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Ecuador.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 61 and Guatemala ranked 50 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ecuador at 3% a year and Guatemala at 3.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | -1.9 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 8 |
| 2020 | -9.2 | -1.8 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 7.2 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2.9 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 6.6 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 2002 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | -4.7 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 1997 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1989 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 10.5 | 3.9 |
| 1987 | -6 | 3.6 |
| 1986 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 1985 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 1984 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| 1983 | -2.8 | -2.5 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | -3.5 |
| 1981 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 1980 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 2027 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 2028 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2030 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2031 | 3 | 3.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEcuador: $2.71B in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023