Guatemala vs Haiti
Guatemala vs Haiti: GDP growth
GDP growth: 4.3% a year in Guatemala in 2025 and -4.2% a year in Haiti in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 7.9 percentage points.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Haiti.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guatemala at 3.9% a year and Haiti at 1.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guatemala | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | -2.7 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | -4.2 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -1.9 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -1.7 |
| 2021 | 8 | -1.8 |
| 2020 | -1.8 | -3.3 |
| 2019 | 4 | -1.7 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 2.9 | -5.7 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 3.1 | -1.3 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 9.9 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | -11.6 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | -4.9 |
| 1992 | 4.6 | -2.3 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1989 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| 1988 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| 1986 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1984 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1983 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
| 1982 | -3.5 | -2.8 |
| 1981 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 1980 | 3.7 | 7.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guatemala | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | -1.7 |
| 2027 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2028 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| 2029 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 2030 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
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
Guatemala vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Haiti: $30.4M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025