Guatemala

Guatemala, the most populous and biggest economy in Central America, is a gateway to the larger region

Embassy Of India is concurrently accredited to Honduras and El Salvador

India to supply solar panels to Guatemala’s airports

India among the top 10 for doing business in Latin America

Guatemala-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry was set up

US$ 573.21 mn
bilateral trade value in 2021-2022

US$ 352.10mn

is value of total bilateral trade in 2020-21

100
Overseas Indian living in Guatemala

Concurrent Accreditation The Mission in Guatemala also handles India's bilateral relations with El Salvador and Honduras

Top 10

Guatemala is ranked among the top 10 happiest countries in the world, according to the "Happy Planet Index" of the New Economics Foundation

Business

Guatemala guarantees investors a stable and competitive business climate

No 3

country in Latin America with high returns on investment

Development

The most developed metropolis in the entire Central American region

4,075

Different products exported to more than 140 markets around the world

Power

Guatemala is the primary exporter of electricity in the entire Central American region

India-Guatemala Bilateral Relations

A summary of bilateral engagements between India and Guatemala.

India's Exports and Imports to Guatemala

Source: Department of Commerce

Dated: 27/01/2023
Values in US $ Millions

Country / Region: GUATEMALA

S.No.	\Year	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
1.	EXPORT	291.93	305.37	291.32	331.35	552.13
2.	%Growth		4.60	-4.60	13.74	66.63
3.	India’s Total Export	303,526.16	330,078.09	313,361.04	291,808.48	422,004.40
4.	%Growth		8.75	-5.06	-6.88	44.62
5.	%Share	0.10	0.09	0.09	0.11	0.13
6.	IMPORT	15.97	16.27	22.95	20.75	21.08
7.	%Growth		1.90	41.00	-9.58	1.60
8.	India’s Total Import	465,580.99	514,078.42	474,709.28	394,435.88	613,052.05
9.	%Growth		10.42	-7.66	-16.91	55.43
10.	%Share	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00
11.	TOTAL TRADE	307.90	321.64	314.27	352.10	573.21
12.	%Growth		4.46	-2.29	12.04	62.80
13.	India’s Total Trade	769,107.15	844,156.51	788,070.32	686,244.36	1,035,056.45
14.	%Growth		9.76	-6.64	-12.92	50.83
15.	%Share	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.06
16.	TRADE BALANCE	275.96	289.09	268.38	310.60	531.05
17.	India’s Trade Balance	-162,054.83	-184,000.33	-161,348.24	-102,627.40	-191,047.65

Invest in Guatemala

+502-2421-2464/ 2490

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13 Calle 3-40 zone 10, Atlantis Building, Tower 2, Level 3, Office 302

Embassy of India, Guatemala City

00-502-2508-8891 / 2508-8162

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8ª Avenida 15-07, Zone 10, Guatemala City
Postal Code 01010

Opportunities

Agricultural exports

Non-alcoholic beverages other than waters of 2202.10 (not incl. fruit/veg. … (220290)

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Cuts & edible offal of species Gallus domesticus, frozen (020714)

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Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers’ wares n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe … (190590)

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Maize (corn), other than seed (100590)
OTHER DURUM WHEAT EXCL SEED (100119)
Other wheat and meslin (100199)

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Food preps., n.e.s. (210690)
Prepared foods obt. by the swelling/roasting of cereals/cereal prods. (190410)
Sauces & preps. therefor, n.e.s.; mixed condiments & mixed seasonings, n.e. … (210390)

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Crustacean – frozen cold water shrimps and prawns (pandalus spp., crangon crangon) in shell, cooked by steaming or boilig in water
Crustacean – frozen shrimps and prawns, excluding cold water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water
Other including mixtures
Other preparation/ preserved poultry of Harding
Sauces and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood food preparation based on these products

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