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Guatemala

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About Guatemala

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The main product bought by Mexico from Guatemala in 2024 was Sugar Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, in Solid Form (US$97.6M). The main destinations of purchases made to Guatemala were Ciudad de México (US$279M), Estado de México (US$97.9M), and Jalisco (US$96.8M).

In the period January to December 2024, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Guatemala to Mexico is N/A. In the same period, the states that received the highest FDI from Guatemala were Ciudad de México (Confidential), Quintana Roo (Confidential), and Baja California (Confidential).

Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 13,791 inmigrants from Guatemala were registered in 2020, 55% women and 45% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Guatemala were N/A.

Commercial Exchange

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The icons show the percentage share of Guatemala in Mexico's imports and exports, as well as the net trade balance between the two countries.

Data provided by Bank of Mexico.

Net International Exchange

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In November 2025, the exports from Mexico to Guatemala were US$229M, while imports reached US$64.2M. The above results in a trade balance of US$165M.

Annual International Trade

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The main product bought by Mexico from Guatemala in 2024 was Sugar Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose, in Solid Form (US$97.6M). The main destinations of purchases made to Guatemala were Ciudad de México (US$279M), Estado de México (US$97.9M), and Jalisco (US$96.8M).

Monthly International Trade

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Net Trade Balance

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In 2024, the states with the highest commercial exchange (exports minus imports) with were Ciudad de México (US$671M), Nuevo León (US$354M), and Estado de México (US$343M).

Foreign Direct Investment

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Foreign Direct Investment Flow

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Foreign Direct Investment by States

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From January to December 2024, the states that received the highest FDI from Guatemala were Ciudad de México (Confidential), Quintana Roo (Confidential), and Baja California (Confidential).

Historically (from January 1999 to December 2024) the states that have received the most FDI from Guatemala are Puebla (US$50.9M), Nuevo León (US$41M), and Ciudad de México (US$30.1M).

Immigration from Guatemala

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The map shows the destination states of migrants from Guatemala to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.

The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Guatemala were N/A.

The main reasons of migration from Guatemala to Mexico in recent years were labor (5,844 people) and family (4,060 people).

Diversity of immigrants

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The graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Guatemala to Mexico in recent years.

13,791 inmigrants from Guatemala were registered, 55% women and 45% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Guatemala were N/A. These concentrated N/A% of the total migrant population.