Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 4.3% a year in Guatemala and 3.4% a year in Peru, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Peru.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 50 and Peru ranked 74 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Guatemala at 3.9% a year and Peru at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guatemala | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | -1.8 | -10.9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 2.9 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 7.4 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 12.3 |
| 1993 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| 1992 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| 1991 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | -5.1 |
| 1989 | 3.9 | -13.4 |
| 1988 | 3.9 | -9.4 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | 7.7 |
| 1986 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
| 1985 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| 1984 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1983 | -2.5 | -9.3 |
| 1982 | -3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1981 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| 1980 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guatemala | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
| 2027 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2028 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2029 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2030 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2031 | 3.9 | 3 |
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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025