Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Guatemala, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Guatemala is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Guatemala peaked at 1.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1966.
Guatemala ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +58.0% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +26.8% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +24.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More energy & mining data for Guatemala
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 2.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.777 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 42.22 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Guatemala?
- Ores and metals imports in Guatemala was 1.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1966.
- How does Guatemala rank for ores and metals imports?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.