Guatemala
Inflation in Guatemala
Inflation in Guatemala: 10.7% a year in 1980 and 1.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 1.6% a year
- Since 1980
- −9.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 129 of 179
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 4% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 38% a year in 1990, the lowest 1.6% a year in 2025.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 11.4 |
| 2007 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 9.2 |
| 1996 | 11.1 |
| 1995 | 8.4 |
| 1994 | 12.5 |
| 1993 | 13.4 |
| 1992 | 10.2 |
| 1991 | 35.1 |
| 1990 | 38 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1988 | 10.3 |
| 1987 | 10.9 |
| 1986 | 32.8 |
| 1985 | 19.2 |
| 1984 | 3.2 |
| 1983 | 6.7 |
| 1982 | 4.9 |
| 1981 | 11.4 |
| 1980 | 10.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2027 | 4.1 |
| 2028 | 3.7 |
| 2029 | 3.8 |
| 2030 | 4 |
| 2031 | 4 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$617M in 2025
- Military spending per person$34 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel43,000 people in 2020
- National power0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2023