Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 4.3% a year in Guatemala and 0.5% a year in Mexico, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 3.8 percentage points, or 8.61 times that in Mexico.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 50 and Mexico ranked 132 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guatemala at 3.9% a year and Mexico at 2.1% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 |
| 2020 | -1.8 | -8.4 |
| 2019 | 4 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | -6.3 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 4.1 | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | -5.9 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 1991 | 3 | 4 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 1986 | 0.1 | -3.9 |
| 1985 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| 1984 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1983 | -2.5 | -4.6 |
| 1982 | -3.5 | -0.1 |
| 1981 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 1980 | 3.7 | 9.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2027 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| 2028 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| 2029 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| 2030 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| 2031 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
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 Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025